Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated statements made by Khaled Meshaal, head of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” abroad, and what he said about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and allegations about its position on the movement, which provoked an interaction.
Meshaal’s statements came during an interview on Al-Jazeera, in response to a question about “the reason for the change in the Saudi position on the movement,” where he said: “There is no fundamental reason that deserves this change, Hamas did not offend anyone, Hamas has a clear vision and policy, it fights the Zionist occupation and does not interfere. in state affairs.”
He continued, “But it is not right for a state to come and hold me accountable because, by God, I adhere to Palestine or that I practice resistance. They are wrong in what they are doing. They have more than 60 detainees, my brother. If you consider their presence to be a burden on you, remove them, ask them to leave the kingdom, but do not arrest them.”
He added, “I call for the speedy release of these people. Either they remain in prisons and be tried. What are they prosecuted for? Belonging to Hamas? Unless Hamas has become for you, meaning it has no legitimacy, or among the lists of terrorism, as some try to put or link it to the Muslim Brotherhood and so on. We are not part of it.” From any dispute within any Arab country..
CNN in Arabic contacted the Saudi authorities for comment on the allegations, without a response at the time of writing this report.