The Hamas Movement has said that revoking the Israeli status as an observer state should top the agenda of the coming African Summit.
Head of Hamas’s International Relations Office Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouq explained that granting Israel a status at a major international forum such as the African Union would encourage it to commit further crimes against the Palestinian people.
In a press statement on Wednesday Abu Marzouq pointed out that Israel is seen as a pariah state in the region and in Africa.
“Israel is a continuation of the settler colonial era of which the African continent has suffered for decades” Abu Marzouq added.
He stressed that Israel is the “most grotesque” version of the South African apartheid as stated by several human rights groups and international organizations.
The senior Hamas official lauded the strenuous efforts being exerted by several African states particularly Algeria and South Africa to strip Israel of any status at the African Union.
