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 in Turkey in recent months promoting the Hamas cause.
Turkish officials have welcomed him warmly, providing public platforms on state-controlled media to disseminate Hamas propaganda and helping him forge ties with government-aligned radical Islamist networks, including Turkish Hezbollah and the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve İnsani Yardım Vakfı, or IHH).
On April 20, Abu Ras appeared as the keynote speaker at a large rally held in Diyarbakır, a province with a predominantly Kurdish population in southeastern Turkey.
In an interview with Hezbollah media outlet İLKHA on April 24, Abu Ras predicted Israel’s eventual downfall, despite the ongoing challenges faced by Hamas.
“We firmly believe that victory will come with God’s help. … Despite the betrayal of Arab states and the traps of America, this conspiracy is nearing its end. The end of Israel is near, God willing,” he said.
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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 in Turkey in recent months promoting the Hamas cause.
Turkish officials have welcomed him warmly, providing public platforms on state-controlled media to disseminate Hamas propaganda and helping him forge ties with government-aligned radical Islamist networks, including Turkish Hezbollah and the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve İnsani Yardım Vakfı, or IHH).
On April 20, Abu Ras appeared as the keynote speaker at a large rally held in Diyarbakır, a province with a predominantly Kurdish population in southeastern Turkey.
In an interview with Hezbollah media outlet İLKHA on April 24, Abu Ras predicted Israel’s eventual downfall, despite the ongoing challenges faced by Hamas.
“We firmly believe that victory will come with God’s help. … Despite the betrayal of Arab states and the traps of America, this conspiracy is nearing its end. The end of Israel is near, God willing,” he said.
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Abu Ras also participated in another rally on April 27 in Istanbul, once again organized by Hezbollah-affiliated groups.
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