Бывший активист Газа призвал к изгнанию ХАМАС и созданию мирного государства

Gazan lawyer and human rights advocate Moumen Al-Natour says he escaped Hamas in 2025 but has not escaped the future of Gaza. Now living in Italy after fleeing Gaza City, he is calling for Hamas to be removed from power, for civilians to be separated from its fighters, and for a new political order built on peace with Israel. In a wide-ranging interview with Felice Friedson, Al-Natour recounts Hamas operatives arriving at his home in the al-Shati refugee camp and ordering him to report for questioning. He refused, moved through Khan Yunis and Al-Mawasi, and eventually reached an area controlled by Yasser Abu Shabab’s armed group. His family made it to Italy, he said, but he rejected Abu Shabab’s reported offer to join the group and take a leadership role. “I refused this because I want to be in government, not in militia,” he said. Al-Natour’s central message is simple and emphatic: Gaza’s civilians must not be treated as Hamas. He argues that Hamas has crushed dissent, used religious institutions and schools to spread radical ideas, and blocked Gazans from rebuilding their lives. “Gaza is not Hamas. And, Hamas is not Gaza,” he said. He wants a future Gaza with reformed schoolbooks, religious teaching free of incitement, economic ties with Israel, and a Palestinian government capable of speaking for its people. He also favors screening procedures to separate Hamas fighters from civilians rather than relying on promises that the organization will disarm. His vision remains both political and deeply personal. Al-Natour says he wants to return to Gaza, live with his family, and help build a government that offers rights, work, education, and peace. He supports a Palestinian state alongside Israel and says coexistence is the only alternative to another ruined generation. At the same time, he warns that allowing Hamas to regain a role in Gaza could sow the ground for another war. He describes himself as a stranger in Italy and fears Hamas would kill him if he returned, yet exile has not dimmed his determination to speak. Friedson’s interview captures a rare, unsparing voice from Gaza: a man who rejects Hamas, refuses armed factionalism, and insists that Gazans deserve a future beyond fear and war. Read the full account and watch the interview for Al-Natour’s remarkable story in his own words.