(AFP) - Hamas accused the United States of "blatant interference" in Palestinian Authority affairs on Thursday after Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump's envoy demanded they disarm and recognize Israel in any unity government.
Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim told AFP "This is blatant interference in Palestinian affairs because it is the right of our people to choose its government according to their supreme strategic interests." He accused Greenblatt of bowing to pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, saying, "This statement comes under pressure from the extreme right-wing Netanyahu government and is in line with the Netanyahu statement from two days ago."