The spokesperson of Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum issued the following:

We, in the Islamic Resistance Movement” Hamas strongly condemn the visit of the delegation from the Arab Kingdom of Bahrain to the occupying state of Israel, especially at a time when Israeli occupation continues to commit terrible crimes against humanity and campaigns of racial  cleansing against the Palestinian people and their holy places. This visit demonstrates the total disregard for the anger of  the Palestinian, Arab and Islamic nation over Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the so-called Israel.

We consider this visit a crime against our people, just cause and holy places, and a disregard  to  the feelings of the Muslim and Arabs and to the supporters of the Palestinian cause, and also serves as a green light for the Israeli occupation to continue in perpetrating more crimes and violations against the Palestinian people.

.We also reaffirm that the Israel occupation is the symbol of terrorism, racism and extremism in the world and must be boycotted, isolated and exposed rather than to be visited or praised to beautify its ugly image.

We also called for the immediate ending to all types of normalization and communication with the Israeli occupation from any party and at any level. We urge for mobilizing all energies of the Islamic and Arab nation to support the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people and their rights and fundamental issues.

Fawzi Barhoum

Spokesperson of Hamas

10^th of December, 2017