Hamas 'Unendorses' Obama

For John McCain, it was a favorite staple of the campaign trail:

"I think it is very clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States."

This assertion was based on an interview that a Hamas spokesman, Ahmed Yousef, gave to ABC in which he said:

"Actually, we like Mr. Obama. We hope he will [win] the election and I do believe he is like John Kennedy, great man with great principle."

Well, unfortunately for McCain, Hamas has now officially un-endorsed Obama after hearing the candidate's speech at AIPAC. Among other things, Obama suggested the Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of the Jewish state. That prompted the following rebuke from a Hamas official:

"The Democratic and Republican parties support totally the Israeli occupation at the expense of the interest and rights of Arabs and Palestinians. Hamas does not differentiate between teh two presidential candidates, Obama and McCain, because their policies regarding the Arab-Israel conflict are the same and are hostile to us, therefore we do have no preference and are not wishing for either of them to win."

I'm sure McCain will now amend his stump speech accordingly.

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