Rep. Jonathan Jackson argues that Hamas is in an occupied piece of land and there is no way to get missiles and guns in there due to Israel’s barricade.
He emphasizes the need to address the ideology of Hamas and states that they shouldn’t govern Gaza.
Poppy Harlow followed up asking, “Congressman, those who oppose a ceasefire and echo what the president said…that, look, Hamas has in its charter the annihilation of Israel. And if it is not dealt with and you have a ceasefire now, how can the Israeli people feel protected? (Trending: SNL Legend Unleashes On Democrats)
“I wonder what you say to that criticism,” added Harlow.
“Well, I am all for Israeli defense and their protection,” began Jackson.
“People should not live in fear and in terror. But this is also an occupied piece of land,” claimed the lawmaker.
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“There is no way to get missiles and guns in there for — by sea, by air, certainly not by land. And so, you know where they are. Now, the question is, how do you get them out?” he asked.
“Congressman, how do you think they got all of those weapons?” interrupted Harlow.
“Of course, they had to come in through their Egyptian area, where we did not have a dialogue, we did not have a confirmed ambassador, and that was before this — before the [Israeli] Defense Force has now — has put a complete barricade around the area,” remarked Jackson.
“But you think that stops Iran, for example, from continuing to support Hamas in this way?” asked Harlow.
“Well, let’s be clear on what is Hamas. Hamas is also known in Arabic as its Islamic resistance organization. Hamas is not a standing army, as in the sense of, they have a defense headquarters,” explained Jackson.
“This is a spirit of a lot of people and we have to deal with the ideology of Hamas,” declared the Republican.
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