Hamas is a resistance group that exists because the Palestinians have no government, weapons, security and rights. Therefore, the historic conflict with Israel will end only when the Palestinian people achieve the legal recognition of their state. This is what the political analyst Husam Bajis believes, Executive Director of the Brazilian Palestinian National Interest Committee. 

"The Gaza Strip has no legal and social autonomy. Only a unity government will give dignity to all Palestinians", said the Palestinian who lives in the United States. 

According to Bajis, the group which controls the Gaza Strip is not practicing terrorism. "Not having a government and an army, the Palestinians have no protection. Before they threw rocks, now Hamas throws rockets as a means of resistance. It is the only way to defend from Israel", he says. 

For him, Israel attempts to colonize the Palestinian territories, violating Article 49 of the 4th Geneva Convention, which prohibits the annexation of territories by force. 

He argues that the low number of Israelis killed by rockets show the actions of Hamas are not terrorist, but an attitude of opposition.  Data from the Israel Project NGO reveal that since 2003, more than 10 thousand rockets were launched at southern Israel, causing the death of 28 people.  

The analyst says that Israel committed a war crime in the current offensive, which lasted 13 days and has killed over 700 Palestinians and 10 Israelis. "How can a country attack a nation that has no army? This is a war crime", he says. Second for Bajis, Israel is interested to show Hamas as a terrorist group to other countries, so as to justify their attacks.  

Bajis says he defends the peace. "We need an agreement to stop the war. Who is suffering with this situation are women and children who do not have the power to speak". 

The analyst believes there is no point in eliminating Hamas. "If Hamas is removed, another group will appear", he says. Bajis defends the unity of Palestinians. "The world will defend Palestine only when the Palestinians demonstrate unity", he says. 

For the analyst, Barack Obama, who assumes the presidency of the United States this month, will not help to change the situation. "They have many economic problems. Will not do things different", he explains. 

Bajis believes that Brazil may have a prominent role in this conflict, recalling the country supports both the legality of the Palestine Liberation Organization as well as the Palestinian National Authority. 

Therefore, the committee supports the entry of the country in the UN Security Council. "Brazil is an example of a country where the coexistence between Arabs and Jews is peaceful," says the Palestinian.

This article was published by Daniel Roncaglia through the Consultor Jurídico.