Ra'am MK Clarifies Remarks Calling Hamas a 'Charity Organization'
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Member of Knesset Yasser Khujairat of the Ra'am party clarified his controversial statement calling Hamas a "charity organization," attributing the remark to biased editing. Khujairat stated he does not believe Hamas is a charity and unequivocally condemns all forms of terror, including Hamas's actions on October 7th. However, he still refrained from labeling Hamas a terrorist organization.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ra'am MK Yasser Khujairat clarified remarks calling Hamas a 'charity organization'.
- Khujairat claims his statement was distorted and taken out of context.
- He stated he does not believe Hamas is a charity organization.
- The MK condemned all forms of terror and Hamas's October 7th actions.
- Khujairat did not label Hamas as a terrorist organization in his clarification.
Member of Knesset Yasser Khujairat from the Ra'am party has clarified his recent remarks where he referred to Hamas as a "charity organization" in an interview with i24NEWS. Khujairat stated that his words were "edited and presented in a tendentious and distorted manner," and that a crucial part of his explanation was omitted, leaving a single sentence that created the impression he believed Hamas was a charity.
"I want to clarify unequivocally: I did not say that Hamas is a charity organization, I do not think so, and that is not my position," Khujairat asserted. He further condemned terrorism in all its forms, stating, "I condemn and denounce terror of any kind, without any reservation and without any justification." He expressed strong opposition to Hamas's alleged crimes, murders, kidnappings, and the immense suffering caused to Israelis, adding that the atrocities of October 7th are unjustifiable and cannot be excused by any political or national goal.
Despite his clarification, the article notes that Khujairat still did not explicitly label Hamas as a terrorist organization.
