Hamas is not a legitimate recipient of aid, says US Congressman

Senior US lawmakers said on Monday that they would be reluctant to send aid to the new unity government between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Islamist group Hamas.

 

Abbas swore in the government in a reconciliation deal with Hamas that led Israel to freeze US-brokered peace talks.

 

“Hamas is no partner for peace; nor a legitimate recipient of aid,” California Republican US Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement. “While the ‘unity government’ hides behind the facade of nonpartisan bureaucrats, it was only born out of support from Hamas – a terrorist organization that continues to call for Israel’s annihilation.”

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