Turkey hosts Hamas official calling for Israel’s destruction, arming of Qassam Brigades - Nordic Monitor

Turkey hosts Hamas official calling for Israel’s destruction, arming of Qassam Brigades - Nordic Monitor

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A senior Hamas official, backed by Turkey’s Islamist government under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has openly called on Turks to provide weapons and financial support for the group’s jihadist campaign and its ultimate goal of destroying Israel. Marwan Muhammad Abu Ras, a high-ranking Hamas figure with significant influence in both the ideological and religious spheres of the organization, has spent considerable time…