MK Yasser Hujirat of Ra'am sparked controversy last month after calling Hamas a "charity organization" in an interview with i24NEWS.
On Tuesday morning, journalist Mohammed Magadli published Hujirat's explanation of the remarks:
"My words were edited and presented in a tendentious and distorted manner. Part of my explanation was not brought in full, and what remained was a single sentence that created the impression as if I claimed that Hamas is a charity organization."
"I want to clarify in a way that cannot be interpreted in two ways: I did not say that Hamas is a charity organization, I do not think so, and this is not my position."
"I condemn and denounce terror of any kind, without any reservation and without any justification. I am resolutely opposed to Hamas's crimes, to the acts of murder and kidnapping, and to the enormous suffering caused to Israelis. The atrocities that occurred on October 7 cannot be justified, and there is no political or national goal that can justify such deliberate harm to civilians, Arabs and Jews alike."
