Revealing Israel’s Strategic Vision in Supporting Hamas: Insights from Turkish Ex-Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz’s 1998 Visit
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Netanyahu seemed curious about our meeting with Yasser Arafat and invited Mesut Yılmaz [o PM turco na época] to his home for dinner. We went to Netanyahu’s home.
During the dinner, Mesut Yılmaz conveyed the difficulties faced by Yasser Arafat and proposed Turkey’s assistance in addressing Gaza’s infrastructure and housing problems, pending permission.
Netanyahu: I don’t know if there’s a problem with the disbursement of aid funds. I will look into it. However, Hamas also has bank accounts for aid in our banks, and we support them. You can contribute as well.
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“Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” Netanyahu told his Likud party’s Knesset members in March 2019. “This is part of our strategy.”
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