Kushner shook hands with Hamas - and Israel should start worrying | Yossi Achimeir

Yossi Achimeir's column in Maariv attacks the meeting of Jared Kushner, the White House envoy, with the Hamas leadership in Cairo, warning that granting legitimacy to the terrorist organization poses a danger to Israel. The author criticizes the American administration for conducting direct negotiations with Hamas, using charged and moralistic language against the organization.

Yossi Achimeir, a columnist for Maariv, sharply attacks the meeting of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House envoy, with the Hamas leadership in Cairo. The author claims that Kushner's handshake with Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, constitutes de facto recognition of the terrorist organization, which he calls 'a Nazi terrorist organization that perpetrated the October 7 massacre.' Achimeir quotes Kushner as saying that Hamas said 'all the right things,' but asserts that the very holding of the meeting and negotiations grants legitimacy to Hamas. He warns that Israel should start worrying, as Washington is now mediating between 'the State of Israel and the State of Hamas.' The column also criticizes the international discourse, which he claims has forgotten Hamas's aggression and deals with Israel's alleged 'genocide' and the suffering of Gazans. The author also mentions Erdogan's threats against Israel. The column reflects a right-wing, hawkish stance, using emotionally and morally charged language against Hamas and the American administration.