As the war of words between Israel and Russia heats up, Russian officials welcomed Hamas leaders for a meeting.
According to Tass, an official Russian news service, the deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau abroad Mousa Abu Marzook and two more representatives of the movement’s leadership, Fathi Hamad and Husam Badran, flew out to Moscow for high level meetings.
Russia is already in partnership with Hezbollah and Iran. Adding Hamas to their proxy list puts Israel in a very precarious position. It’s one thing to go head to head with Iran, but Russia is a whole different level.
This is what makes the Lavrov comments do dangerous. The content is one manner, but where they lead to and bring the region is a whole other matter.
David Mark writes for Israel Unwired as a featured writer and is the Managing Director of Pulse of Israel. He serves as Director of Outreach and Development for Ateret Cohanim and is considered a leading Land Reclamation Strategist and Middle East Subject Matter Specialist. He is the founder of Israel Rising where he gives frontline tours in Jerusalem's Old City and Hebron.
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