Hamas appeared to reverse its position supporting the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama.
In a statement following Obama’s speech last week to AIPAC, in which the Illinois senator called Israel’s security “sacrosanct” and promised to
support an “undivided” Jerusalem, a Hamas spokesman accused the Democrat of supporting the Israeli occupation.
“We consider the statements of Obama to be further evidence of the hostility of the American administration to Arabs and Muslims,” said Sami Abu Zuhr, according to Reuters.
In April, another Hamas official said in a radio interview that the group, which the United States and Israel consider a terrorist organization, would like to see Obama elected president. — jta
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