US, European Leaders Say Hamas Does Not Represent Interests of Palestinian People

Leaders of the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy have announced unequivocal support for Israel in a joint statement.

U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive to attend a North Atlantic Council meeting during a NATO summit at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 24, 2022. Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images

Leaders of the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy have announced unequivocal support for Israel, while asserting that Hamas—which means the Islamic Resistance Movement in Arabic—does not represent the interests of the Palestinian people or all of Palestine.

In an Oct. 9 joint statement from the White House, President Joe Biden, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom announced their “steadfast and united support” for Israel.