Hamas admits kidnapping 3 young Israeli men, setting off Gaza war

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43. One Hamas official living in Turkey made that claim.

It's likely not accurate. Supporters of Israel's atrocities will have to find another excuse for mass-murder:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/hamas-kidnapping-three-israeli-teenagers-saleh-al-arouri-qassam-brigades

Saleh al-Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas's military wing, made his comments (concerning the murder of the illegal settlers in the West Bank) at a conference in Istanbul, where he lives in exile. A tape of his comments was posted online by conference organizers.

His claim has not been supported by any other member of Hamas.

Hugh Lovatt, Israel and Palestine coordinator at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said that while al-Arouri was a significant Hamas figure – serving as the group's most prominent representative in Turkey – the former militant could have an ulterior motive for making his claim.

"Given the timing I would be very suspicious about his claim. I still don't believe Hamas as an organization and its upper echelons sanctioned the kidnappings – something that Israeli intelligence also believes," he said.

None of this really matters, unless one believes the Palestinians have a right to level Israeli towns whenever illegal settlers murder Palestinians. The settlers are forced on the Palestinians by the Israeli government, which would make Israeli cities fair game for leveling, by the same logic.