Israeli Spokesman Fires Back at NBC Reporter’s Claim Hamas Is ‘Very Highly Revered’

Ayman MOHYELDIN Joe when ░░░░░░░░ talk about Hamas as ░░░░░░░░ political organization there s ░░░░░░░░ distinction made between them ░░░░░░░░ the ruling political institution ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza and then ░░░░░░░░ as a Palestinian resistance ░░░░░░░░ and more specifically its ░░░░░░░░ wing I can tell ░░░░░░░░ that Palestinian resistance the ░░░░░░░░ wing as it s ░░░░░░░░ here is very highly ░░░░░░░░ People do not criticize ░░░░░░░░ resistance fighters as they ░░░░░░░░ them on the ground ░░░░░░░░ REGEV As to the ░░░░░░░░ and you raise an ░░░░░░░░ point David Gregory I ░░░░░░░░ it has to be ░░░░░░░░ and resaid because Hamas ░░░░░░░░ the Gaza strip with ░░░░░░░░ iron fist it s ░░░░░░░░ difficult to take pictures ░░░░░░░░ anything that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the Hamas narrative and ░░░░░░░░ how many times have ░░░░░░░░ seen pictures of rockets ░░░░░░░░ off next to civilian ░░░░░░░░ How many times have ░░░░░░░░ seen pictures of weapons ░░░░░░░░ stored in schools or ░░░░░░░░ mosques How many times ░░░░░░░░ you seen pictures of ░░░░░░░░ using civilians as human ░░░░░░░░ In other words their ░░░░░░░░ through force through violence ░░░░░░░░ mean if you walk ░░░░░░░░ the street in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ an NBC camera and ░░░░░░░░ ask people well was ░░░░░░░░ shooting from this building ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis targeted No ░░░░░░░░ will say of course ░░░░░░░░ In other words because ░░░░░░░░ have a regime what ░░░░░░░░ ultimately authoritarian and violent ░░░░░░░░ its own people they ░░░░░░░░ that ability to control ░░░░░░░░ message It s like ░░░░░░░░ down the street in ░░░░░░░░ with a camera and ░░░░░░░░ do you like Fidel ░░░░░░░░ What can people say?”