Hamas urged US President Donald Trump on Friday to meet Palestinians released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip after he met with Israeli captives held in the Strip and released by the movement.
Basem Naim, a member of the Hamas political bureau, in an open letter addressed to the US president, urged Trump, who spoke of the “unbearable suffering” of the Israeli captives, to: “Show the same level of respect for Palestinian political prisoners and dedicate time to meet them and listen to their stories.”
Naim pointed out that the number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons stands at 9,500.
What about anything Trump has done leads you to think it’s a good sign? Was it his meeting with Zelenskyy? Meeting directly with the Ukrainian government did not work out for Ukraine.
There was never any long-standing taboo against meeting and negotiating with governments of allied countries. It’s always been “we do not negotiate with terrorists”, with Hamas being among the worst, but here we are, finally.