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February 14, 2019

Good Relations with Hamas Advance Moscow’s Desire for Involvement in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Moscow’s driving force is antagonism to America.

Although an official visit to the Kremlin by Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s senior leader, has been postponed, the Russian foreign ministry has made clear that it will host him another time. And Haniyeh’s intended visit should come as no surprise, since his predecessor, Khaled Meshal, was a regular guest in Moscow. Micky Aharonson explains how staying on cordial terms with the terrorist group fits into Russia’s broader Middle East strategy.

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