Hamas Political Bureau member Bassem Naim: What the United States witnessed yesterday in an electoral earthquake, with one side defeating another by a wide margin, is not surprising in established democracies like the United States of America, but the new element is the radical shift in the positions announced by the candidates toward the entity and the Zionist lobby, in support of the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights, and the explicit condemnation of genocide, positions that, only a few years ago, would have cost any candidate his political future, in addition to being arrested on charges of antisemitism or supporting terrorism.

Hamas Political Bureau member Bassem Naim:

▪ What the United States witnessed yesterday in an electoral earthquake, with one side defeating another by a wide margin, is not surprising in established democracies like the United States of America, but the new element is the radical shift in the positions announced by the candidates toward the entity and the Zionist lobby, in support of the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights, and the explicit condemnation of genocide, positions that, only a few years ago, would have cost any candidate his political future, in addition to being arrested on charges of antisemitism or supporting terrorism.

▪ What happened is a loss and a strategic disaster for the entity and a qualitative strategic shift in favor of the Palestinian cause and to rein in the biased American policies toward the entity and extremist policies in the region.

▪ We thank those who made history by igniting the most important battle of the century, "Al-Aqsa Flood," and opened the door wide to such developments.

▪ We thank our people who, with their patience, steadfastness, and sacrifices, drew the features of this great epic with their pure blood, bringing forth the latent good in humanity to confront these malicious entities and their evil acts.