A Hamas leader said the U.S economic crisis is “divine punishment.”
At a sermon Friday at a Gaza City mosque, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said God was punishing the United States for its support of the Israeli-led blockade on Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported. Haniyeh said that God’s retribution would also affect U.S. allies.
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