... Hamas, which has an ambiguous reputation in the Arab world. Cairo does not hold it in high regard, and Egypt’s current military leadership, not without reason, draws parallels between Palestinian radicals and the Muslim Brotherhood movement (banned in Russia) at home, which has been driven deep underground, but was, alongside Israel, among the founding fathers of Hamas. Damascus has not forgotten that at the beginning of the Syrian civil war, Hamas sided with the political opposition rather than President Bashar Assad. Opinions of Hamas are divided in the Gulf states—while the group can count on some patronage ...
... Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have been in contact for many years and, it seems to me, have always sympathized with each other. Israel has always been a constructive partner for us.
With that said, Israel has always criticized Russia for its ties with Hamas and Hezbollah. Continued contacts with Hamas are automatically perceived in Israel as supporting terrorist activity. We have repeatedly stated that we cannot support either terrorist or military activity. Russia maintains political contacts, including ...
... Palestinian rights in “realpolitik” is questionable. The main hurdles on this path are seen in four ways.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia in the MENA Region amid the Ukrainian Crisis
The first is Israel’s resolute rejection in the absence of tools to pressure ... ... Palestinian presidential election was due to take place in 2014, but it has not been held since then due to controversies with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as uncertainty over the possibility of voting, to be ensured for residents of East Jerusalem....
... Israeli belief that Mr. Obama's tough stance has only complicated the prospects of peace. See: Eran O.
Obama and Netanyahu: Round 1
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. The issue was many times discussed during the Hamas visits to Russia, i.e. in early March 2006, in late February 2007, and in January 2010. Russian Foreign Ministry underlined that a radical change of stance on the part of the Hamas is hardly likely, although there are some shifts indicating that the Islamists are ...
