The questions he hadn’t expected, urgent, direct, uncomfortable. A journalist It gave a voice to those who wondered under the bombs why there was so much cruelty while everyone mourned their dead. But also to those on the other side of the world who are amazed at a merciless war. One of the leaders of Hamas, Khaled Mashalwas interviewed by Rasha NabilJournalist and presenter for Al Arabiya, an Emirati television channel based in Dubai.
INSIGHTS
Rasha Nabil He didn’t mince words, surprised, pushed and ultimately even made the person he was talking to nervous. “Your attack was a declaration of war and many people are wondering what response you think Israel was expected to receive? Did you make this decision alone?”, the debut. Mashal responded that Hamas was “well aware of the consequences” of the attack on Israel but praised it Al-Qassam Brigades (the military wing of Hamas) for “surprising the enemy” with a “brilliant” attack that took place “as part of a legitimate resistance agreed upon by our people.”
But Nabil interrupts him: “You talk about legitimate resistance, but what Westerners saw on TV was Hamas’ violence against Israeli civilians.” And now Hamas is being compared to ISIS.” And not only that: “How can you do the West asking for support for the Palestinian cause when it is obvious what Hamas has done to Israeli civilians?” Did you know that Israel received a lot of support thanks to these scenes? Do you apologize for what you did to Israeli civilians?”
Israel Hamas, here is the plan for the land invasion of the Gaza Strip: bulldozers before tanks. “We will invade and destroy them”
THE REPLICA
There embarrassed response from the Hamas leader is that the organization “focuses its resistance on the occupying forces and soldiers,” that “all allegations of Netanyahu’s misdeeds are ‘fakes,’ and that there are civilian casualties in every war, but Hamas is not responsible for them.” A concise interview , urges Nabil
. “Dear sister, forgive me,” gasps the Hamas leader, turning to the Arab journalist, “nations do not free themselves so easily.” The Russians sacrificed 30 million people in World War II to free them from Hitler’s attack.. .”, then he goes on to list the massacres committed throughout history. When asked about the hostages in the hands of Hamas, he will say that “they are not hostages, but prisoners” and that “Israel released over a thousand Palestinians in exchange for IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, now Hamas is holding dozens of Israelis Soldiers and officers prisoners, therefore all thousands of prisoners of all factions held by Israel will be released.”