LEADING UN EXPERT
COMPARES HAMAS TO THE FRENCH RESISTANCE
Richard Falk, a Special Rapporteur to the United Nations, recently compared Hamas to the French Resistance. Falk has previously calledIsrael
Falk wrote: "Resistance fighters were uniformly perceived in the liberal West as unconditional heroes, and no critical attention was given as to whether the tactics used unduly imperilled innocent civilian lives. Those who lost their lives in such a resistance were honoured as martyrs. [Khaled] Meshaal and other Hamas leaders have made similar arguments on several occasions, in effect asking what are Palestinians supposed to do in the exercise of resistance given their circumstances, which have persisted for so long, given the failures of traditional diplomacy and the UN to secure their rights under international law."
Richard Falk, a Special Rapporteur to the United Nations, recently compared Hamas to the French Resistance. Falk has previously called
Falk wrote: "Resistance fighters were uniformly perceived in the liberal West as unconditional heroes, and no critical attention was given as to whether the tactics used unduly imperilled innocent civilian lives. Those who lost their lives in such a resistance were honoured as martyrs. [Khaled] Meshaal and other Hamas leaders have made similar arguments on several occasions, in effect asking what are Palestinians supposed to do in the exercise of resistance given their circumstances, which have persisted for so long, given the failures of traditional diplomacy and the UN to secure their rights under international law."
It is morally
reprehensible to compare the French Resistance which was fighting for freedom
from Nazi Germany to Hamas, a terrorist organisation committed to the
destruction of the one truly free country in the Middle East, Israel
Paul Charney, Chairman of The Zionist Federation said “I call on the UN to demand that Richard Falk withdraw his ridiculous statement, which glorifies the terrorist and antisemitic Hamas, an organisation committed to the destruction of the Jewish State of Israel.”
Paul Charney, Chairman of The Zionist Federation said “I call on the UN to demand that Richard Falk withdraw his ridiculous statement, which glorifies the terrorist and antisemitic Hamas, an organisation committed to the destruction of the Jewish State of Israel.”
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