Putin: Hamas is Not a Terrorist Group
Charles Johnson
Thu Feb 9, 2006 at 7:36 am PST • Views: 288
Disgusting behavior from Vladimir Putin: Putin says will invite Hamas leaders to Russia.
The Russian apparatus is apparently still defining itself by opposition to the West—even if it means alliances with enemies of civilization.
“Maintaining our contacts with Hamas, we are ready in the near future to invite the Hamas authorities to Moscow to hold talks,” Putin told a news conference in the Spanish capital Madrid where he was on a visit.
Hamas, considered a terrorist organization by the United States, won a crushing victory over the long-dominant Fatah group in an election on January 25.
Haniyeh said Hamas leaders meeting in Cairo agreed to seek a unity government with other factions.
Speaking through a Spanish interpreter, Putin said: “We haven’t considered Hamas a terrorist organization. Today we must recognize that Hamas has reached power in Palestine as a result of legitimate elections and we must respect the choice of the Palestinian people.”
Frank says: