UN Envoy Condemns Hamas for Calling for Destruction of Israel

Nickolay Mladenov, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Hamas for calling for the destruction of Israel, noting that it neither “serves the goal of achieving a negotiated two-state solution” nor the humanitarian issues of the Palestinian people.

The Iran-Hamas Plan to Destroy Israel

Khaled Abu Toameh

Iran wants Hamas to continue playing the role of a proxy, precisely as Hezbollah functions in Lebanon. The last thing Iran wants is for the Palestinian Authority security forces to return to the Gaza Strip: that would spoil Tehran’s plans to advance its goal of destroying Israel.