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Hamas Files Reveal Prewar Fear of Saudi Normalization and Internal Anti-Normalization Drive
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75% right-leaningFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jun 14, 2026
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Documents from a Hamas delegation’s June 2023 Tehran visit show the group’s concern that Saudi-Iranian détente could accelerate Saudi-Israeli normalization. They also reveal Hamas’s internal anti-normalization apparatus, including plans to give Marwan Issa the portfolio and a February 2022 decision to create a special office for the effort.
- 01Hamas feared Saudi-Iranian rapprochement could advance normalization with Israel.
- 02Delegation members met Khamenei, Raisi, and senior IRGC and Quds Force commanders.
- 03Hamas discussed giving Marwan Issa the anti-normalization file in 2022.
- 04A February 2022 meeting created a special office to manage anti-normalization strategy.
- 05Days before October 7, Hamas warned against a "political suicide" confrontation with Saudi Arabia.
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Kan NewsCenter · HebrewJun 15, 2026
Hamas Files Reveal Prewar Fear of Saudi Normalization and Internal Anti-Normalization Drive
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJun 15, 2026
How Hamas Helped Derail the Israel-Saudi Normalization Track
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Hamas Documents Show 7 October Attack Was Also Meant to Derail Saudi-Israel Normalization
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