For New Zealand, it wasn’t enough to list the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot Hamas as a terrorist group. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon bent over backwards to explain “that the designation of Hamas is about the actions of an offshore terrorist entity and is not a reflection on the Palestinian people in Gaza and around the world.” Never mind the approval and support that the Palestinian people gave to Hamas right after October 7. Polls showed that “57% of respondents in Gaza and 82% in the West Bank believe Hamas was correct in launching its October 7 onslaught.” In a further outrageous outrageous move, New Zealand decided to even things out by slapping a travel ban on what it referred to as “extremist Israeli settlers,” following in the footsteps of Biden, who recently imposed a visa ban for “Israeli settlers” linked to “extremist violence” in Judea and Samaria.
“New Zealand lists Hamas as terrorist group, sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers,” Reuters, February 29, 2024:
SYDNEY, Feb 29 (Reuters) – New Zealand on Thursday listed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist entity and imposed travel bans on “extremist” Israeli settlers whom it said had committed violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement that the attacks by the Hamas on Israel in October “were brutal and we have unequivocally condemned them.”
But he added that “New Zealand wants to be clear that the designation of Hamas is about the actions of an offshore terrorist entity and is not a reflection on the Palestinian people in Gaza and around the world.”
New Zealand has designated the military wing of Hamas as a terrorist entity since 2010.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the whole of Hamas bears responsibility for the October attacks, making it difficult for the New Zealand government to distinguish between the group’s military and political wings.
The Oct. 7 attacks killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, Israel’s air and ground campaign in Hamas-governed Gaza has killed about 30,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry….
Ray Jarman says
These anti-Semitic clowns continue to express lies and derogatory comments about Israelis against the so-called Palestinians by saying, “…’extremist’ Israeli settlers whom it said had committed violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.”
Having had the opportunity to travel both of the major islands of what I affectionately refer to as Kiwiland, I found the people very intelligent and hospitable which makes it difficult for me to understand how they could continue to vote for the far left loons.
Robert Houison says
Ray, yes the average Kiwi does seem on the surface to have a handle on most situations. Their weakness of any comprehension is directly linked to the dreadful MSM leftist false news. We have only just shaken ourselves from the worst government administration in our political history, The Jacinda Ardern years. Six years of leftist, communist leanings, not unfamiliar and steeped in the same modern-day madness as the US Democrats or Trudeau Canada.
We Kiwis have a long way to travel on the road to political and moral recovery simply because far too many of our citizens seem happy to wear the yoke of lefty stupidity.
Ray Jarman says
Thank you Robert. I truly love your country and its beauty is breathless and the restaurants in Aukland and Wellington are great.
Violet says
1400 years of Islamist aggression and the lilly livered oh so sensitive western media dares not to call a spade a spade. Islam has violently conquered & colonized’ 49 once peaceful countries. If any fool thinks they don’t have their sights on the rest of the world, they are dam fools.
OLD GUY says
You are 100% correct.