Bassem Naim: The original is to punish the occupation for the crimes it committed against our people (social networking sites)
Bassem Naim, a member of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza, said that the movement does not have miraculous demands for a ceasefire in the Strip, and that it “shows great flexibility regarding the issue of the prisoner exchange deal if the enemy agrees to its terms.” But the problem lies In the person of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and behind him the American administration.
He added - in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera Net - that "if the American administration is concerned with reaching a ceasefire before the month of Ramadan and preventing a regional explosion, it has the tools to pressure the Zionist government to force it to accept an immediate ceasefire with the rest of the conditions presented by Hamas."
A member of Hamas's political bureau confirmed that the US administration knows very well that "Netanyahu is stalling and evading, and does not want to reach a ceasefire so as not to be held accountable for the failure of last October 7 and beyond, and the major repercussions on the internal Zionist community."
'Contradictory management'
Naim accused the American administration of being “contradictory with itself” as it “talks about a ceasefire, wants humanitarian calm and protects civilians, but in the political field it continues to obstruct the international will, and uses its veto more than 4 times to prevent reaching a ceasefire.” .
The Hamas leader attributed this American contradiction to “internal electoral reasons. Therefore, they are seeking a temporary humanitarian ceasefire, but in reality this is considered a tactical change in the situation and not a strategic change in the battle, and therefore the ball is in the court of the American administration and in the court of the Zionist government until we reach a ceasefire.” This is possible if they accept the vision presented by the Hamas movement to reach a ceasefire.”
Hamas vision
Regarding Hamas’ vision for a ceasefire that it proposes, Naim said that the American position has nothing to do with the movement’s demands related to a ceasefire, because “Hamas does not have miraculous demands regarding a ceasefire. We are talking about a ceasefire and not a humanitarian truce as the administration wants.” America, and we are talking about the right to withdraw Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, and we are talking about the return of the displaced to their homes from which they were displaced.
Therefore, the problem of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip now, as a member of the Hamas political bureau says, “lies in the person of Netanyahu, and behind him is the American administration,” because “without the cover that this administration gave the Zionist government in terms of opportunities over the course of 5 months, these massacres would not have occurred.” And genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”
Naim added that the United States has allocated $14 billion to the occupation, supplies it with weapons, uses veto power in the Security Council, participates directly in managing the battle, moves aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, and participates in the information intelligence management of the battle, so it is the one leading the battle through Israel.
He concluded his statements by saying that Hamas's “demands are very natural and logical, and on the contrary, the demands are supposed to be much more severe, and the principle is that the occupation be punished for the massacres and crimes it committed against our people and the infrastructure it destroyed.” The second thing is that “Hamas also confirmed that it can show flexibility.” "It is significant regarding the issue of the prisoner exchange deal if the enemy agrees to these conditions."
Source: Al Jazeera