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Salah al-Bardawil is a senior member of Hamas ' political bureau and a spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamist organisation.1He is also a Hamas member at the Palestinian Legislative Council .2 Bardawil is often quoted in Western media as a source for the views and pronouncements of Hamas. In March 2018 he told Quds news agency that Hamas was prepared to enter into dialogue with the US.3 This statement angered the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah , who believe Hamas wants to be seen as the main representative of Palestinians. Bardawil had previously stated in 2017 that Palestinian reconciliation efforts were failing due to US pressure. Following the United States' decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the killings of Palestinian protesters that followed in May 2018, Bardawil was quoted by numerous sources as stating that 50 out of 62 people killed by IDF soldiers had been Hamas members. This followed a statement from Israeli forces that 24 out of the 62 Palestinians killed during protests on the Gaza border were militants, and a statement from Islamic Jihad that three of the 62 deaths were members of its military wing. null (29 March 2018).4
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Politician Dr Salah al-Bardawil is a senior member of Hamas ' political bureau and a spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamist organisation. He is also a Hamas member at the Palestinian Legislative Council . Bardawil is often quoted in Western media as a source for the views and pronouncements of Hamas. In March 2018 he told Quds news agency that Hamas was prepared to enter into dialogue with the US. This statement angered the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah , who believe Hamas wants to be seen as the main representative of Palestinians. Bardawil had previously stated in 2017 that Palestinian reconciliation efforts were failing due to US pressure. Following the United States' decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the killings of Palestinian protesters that followed in May 2018, Bardawil was quoted by numerous sources as stating that 50 out of 62 people killed by IDF soldiers had been Hamas members. This followed a statement from Israeli forces that 24 out of the 62 Palestinians killed during protests on the Gaza border were militants, and a statement from Islamic Jihad that three of the 62 deaths were members of its military wing. null (29 March 2018).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian politician (1959–2025) history Salah al-Bardawil ( Arabic : صلاح البردويل , 1959 – 23 March 2025) was a senior member of Hamas ' political bureau and a spokesperson for the organization until 2025.He also served as a member at the Palestinian Legislative Council representing Hamas from 2006 to 2018 until the parliament was dissolved.Al-Bardawil was born in refugee camp in Khan Younis, and joined Hamas in 1987.In 1993 he was detained by Israel. Al-Bardawil was often quoted in Western media as a source for the views and pronouncements of Hamas. In March 2018, he told Quds News Network that Hamas was prepared to enter into dialogue with the United States. This statement angered the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah , who believe Hamas wants to be seen as the main representative of Palestinians. Al-Bardawil had previously stated in 2017 that Palestinian reconciliation efforts were failing due to U.S. pressure. Following the decision by the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the killings of Palestinian protesters that followed in May 2018, al-Bardawil was quoted by numerous sources as stating that 50 out of 62 people killed by IDF soldiers had been Hamas members. This followed a statement from Israeli forces that 50 out of the 62 Palestinians killed during protests on the Gaza border were activists, and a statement from Islamic Jihad that three of the 62 deaths were members of its military wing. As part of Gaza war , Al-Bardawil and his wife were killed in an Israeli drone airstrike on his tent west of Khan Yunis on 23 March 2025.Arab News PK . 23 March 2025 ."لماذا حماس مستعدة للحوار مع واشنطن؟" . شبكة قدس الإخبارية (in Arabic). 20 March 2018 .
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senior member of hamas ' political bureau and a spokesperson for the palestinian islamist organisation
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senior member of hamas ' political bureau and a spokesperson for the organization until 2025
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