{"id":14022,"date":"2025-03-10T09:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14022"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:46:21","slug":"othman-al-khamis-controversial-remarks-on-hamas-justification-or-strategic-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/10\/othman-al-khamis-controversial-remarks-on-hamas-justification-or-strategic-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Othman Al-Khamis&#8217; Controversial Remarks on Hamas: Justification or Strategic Retreat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-After his previous statements attacking the Hamas movement, which were widely welcomed in Zionist circles, Kuwaiti preacher Othman Al-Khamis came out to justify his position, confirming that what he said was merely a &#8220;slip of the tongue&#8221; and not an intentional attack on the resistance. However, instead of offering a direct apology, Al-Khamis appeared smiling, dismissing the controversy his remarks had sparked, which led many to question the sincerity of his retraction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 grow basis-auto overflow-hidden @container\/thread\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-71\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b5cbc7ba-0317-46d6-94fe-cac1ee89d2a0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"521\"><strong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"521\">Justifications That Didn\u2019t Convince Anyone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"903\">In his most recent appearance, Al-Khamis seemed surprised by his own statements, claiming that he did not intend to insult the resistance, but rather his comments were directed at Hamas\u2019s political leadership, not its military wing, the Qassam Brigades. At the same time, he stressed that he did not undermine the &#8220;mujahideen&#8221; fighting the occupation, trying to calm public anger.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"935\"><strong data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"935\">Hamas is One and Undivided<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1268\">His recent statements did not go unnoticed, sparking a new wave of criticism. Many rejected his attempt to distinguish between Hamas\u2019s political and military wings, asserting that the movement is a unified entity. The political leadership of Hamas directs its military wing, and attacking one is an attack on the entire resistance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10280\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10280 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance movement \" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-2048x1248.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-689x420.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-696x424.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1068x651.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1920x1170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1316\"><strong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1316\">Wide Debate Among Supporters and Opponents<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1782\">On the other hand, some believed that Al-Khamis&#8217;s remarks were not an attack on the movement itself, but rather on its political choices, viewing the criticism of political movements as legitimate. However, this opinion was not enough to halt the flood of criticism, especially as Al-Khamis&#8217;s comments came at a sensitive time when Gaza is under a siege and systematic starvation, and Israel is waging an aggressive campaign to tarnish the image of the resistance.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1836\"><strong data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1836\">Attempts at Justification or Escaping Criticism?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"2157\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Whether Al-Khamis was trying to calm public opinion or justify his position, his actions did not achieve the intended result and only increased the anger towards him. Were his comments really a &#8220;slip of the tongue,&#8221; or is he following the path of some figures who seek to present ambiguous stances to appease all sides?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-After his previous statements attacking the Hamas movement, which were widely welcomed in Zionist circles, Kuwaiti preacher Othman Al-Khamis came out to justify his position, confirming that what he said was merely a &#8220;slip of the tongue&#8221; and not an intentional attack on the resistance. However, instead of offering a direct apology, Al-Khamis appeared smiling, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[644,4220],"class_list":["post-14022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-hamas","tag-othman-al-khamis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Othman Al-Khamis&#039; Controversial Remarks on Hamas: Justification or Strategic Retreat? - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Othman Al-Khamis defends his controversial remarks about Hamas, calling them a &quot;slip of the tongue.. 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