“Therefore the problem is not in the Palestinian position, whether it was from Fatah or Hamas, or the Palestinian leadership — the fault is in Netanyahu’s position. This is from one point, from another point — we really don’t target civilians, but the open Israeli violence creates angry reactions, as I explained before. Therefore it is Netanyahu who takes responsibility.”
He blamed the Prime Minister for the last summer’s” aggressive war on Gaza,” and he recited as “proof” that Hamas was defending itself by stating that casualties in Gaza included 2,000 dead “martyrs” and 12,000 wounded, while Israel’s losses were a small fraction of that.
“Netanyahu is guilty in all circumstances,” he said.
Mashaal’s tirade against Netanyahu may give him a boost in the pre-election polls.
Mashaal is now part of the “anyone but Bibi” crowd, which should start thinking twice if it won’t be sorry for getting what it wishes.