No hostages, no humanity: The Palestinians' evasion of responsibility - comment

Jerusalem Post - 21/04
It should never be forgotten that Hamas sparked this war. It continues to hold hostages. It hides among civilians. Yet, Aghabekian’s commentary features no condemnation of the group.

It is a grotesque irony that as Palestinians in Gaza continue to die under the weight of Hamas’s choices and Israel’s retaliation, Palestinian leaders, those who claim to represent their people on the world stage, have yet to utter the one sentence that could begin to chart a course toward peace: “Give the hostages back.”

In an interview with Saudi daily Arab News this week, Dr. Varsen Aghabekian, the Palestinian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, launched into a predictable tirade against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, labelling it a “genocidal war” and accusing the Jewish state of enjoying “im...
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