Senior Hamas leader says EU made ''big mistake'' by blacklisting movement

The European Union made a "big mistake" by blacklisting Hamas as an outlawed "terrorist organization", but the move won't affect the movements' resistance operations, a top leader of the Palestinian group said. 

Hamas leader in Syria Khaled Mashaal said as the group's 

resources came from Arabs and Muslims, the EU ban would not 

affect Hamas' struggle against Israel's occupation of 

Palestinian territories.  

"Europe has made a big mistake by taking this decision," 

he told the AP on Sunday. It was "an aggression against the Palestinian people, rather than Hamas. It is a kind of compliance with Israel and submission to American pressures." (Albawaba.com)

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