Saudi Arabia condemned terrorism “in all its forms,” but refrained from openly criticizing Hamas, the group that claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s bus blast in Jerusalem that killed 16. Adel Al-Jubeir, advisor to Crown Prince Abdallah ben-Abdel Aziz, criticized the Israeli government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a press conference at the Saudi embassy here and refused to condemn Hamas, despite repeated questions from reporters. “We have condemned terrorism in all its forms,” said al-Jubeir. Washington considers Hamas, a fundamentalist Islamic group that operates in the occupied terrories and the Gaza strip, a terrorist organization. “I think that the prime minister of Israel has to think very seriously about his policy,” Al-Jubeir said. Full Story
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