EU Struggles to Define How Bad Hamas Really Is - Turns Out, Not That Bad
The EU is taking a tough stance against Hamas - they stay on Santa's naughty terrorism list through Christmas...
Hamas "will remain in the EU list of terrorist organizations" until it "recognizes the state of Israel" and "commits to solving the conflict through peaceful means," the EU's Ambassador to Israel Ramiro Cibrian-Uzal told reporters during a meeting with the press on Monday.
... but they still get to try to gain instant international legitimacy and billions in international aid by running in the upcoming elections:
The diplomat walked a fine line between denouncing Hamas while at the same time explaining that the EU "respects" the decision of the Palestinian Authority to allow the militia group to run in the January Palestinian Legislative Council elections.
Maybe one of the reasons that the Palestinian Authority is so committed to getting along with Hamas is because Hamas has all those guns. Or maybe it's because, according to the United States Supreme Court, the Palestinian Authority is basically a terrorist organization. Who knows - there could be lots of reasons.
[Cross-posted at IsraPundit]
Hamas "will remain in the EU list of terrorist organizations" until it "recognizes the state of Israel" and "commits to solving the conflict through peaceful means," the EU's Ambassador to Israel Ramiro Cibrian-Uzal told reporters during a meeting with the press on Monday.
... but they still get to try to gain instant international legitimacy and billions in international aid by running in the upcoming elections:
The diplomat walked a fine line between denouncing Hamas while at the same time explaining that the EU "respects" the decision of the Palestinian Authority to allow the militia group to run in the January Palestinian Legislative Council elections.
Maybe one of the reasons that the Palestinian Authority is so committed to getting along with Hamas is because Hamas has all those guns. Or maybe it's because, according to the United States Supreme Court, the Palestinian Authority is basically a terrorist organization. Who knows - there could be lots of reasons.
[Cross-posted at IsraPundit]
