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'''Basem Naim''' is head of the Council on International Relations in Gaza. He served as ] from 2007 to 2012 in the ].
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'''Basem Naim''' ({{langx|ar|باسم نعيم|Bāsim Naʿīm}}; born 1963) is a Palestinian physician, politician, and ] official. Naim served as Minister of Health in the ]; then, as Minister of Youth and Sports in the ]. He resides in Istanbul, Turkey.

== Minister of Health ==
After the ] and the dissolution of the unity government on June 14, 2007, by Palestinian President ], Naim became ] in the ].{{citation needed| reason = won't immediately remove wp:blp because it's probably supported by other citations in this section. e.g. ref name="USA" |date=January 2024}}

Following Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007, Naim, who says that he holds a degree in medicine from ] and a PhD in surgery,<ref name = "jmcc"/><ref name="USA"/>{{Verify source|date=November 2024|reason=Need RS for his PhD}} was named Minister of Health. As minister, Naim replaced Fatah-affiliated hospital directors and medical staff with Hamas-aligned individuals. One affected professional, Jomaa Alsaqqa, a 20-year surgeon at ], was terminated for his Fatah support. He claims to have been arrested and assaulted by Hamas.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Merav |first=Sarig |date=2007-11-03 |title=Striking medics in Gaza temporarily return to work after talks with Hamas |journal=BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) |volume=335 |issue=7626 |pages=904–905 |doi=10.1136/bmj.39384.458935.DB |pmid=17974666 |pmc=2048866 |language=en}}</ref>

He stepped down in 2012 and became the head of the Council on International Relations in Gaza.<ref name="USA">{{cite book|author=IBP USA|title=Palestine Business Intelligence Report Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jm2yDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-4387-3748-5|pages=24–}}</ref>

== Israel–Hamas war ==
{{main|Israel–Hamas war}}
In October 2023, while acting as Hamas's representative in Moscow, Basem participated in a delegation led by senior Hamas member ], holding talks on foreign hostages in Gaza.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paccchiani |first1=Gianluca |title=Moscow hosts Hamas delegation and Iran's deputy FM, prompting Israeli outrage |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/moscow-hosts-hamas-delegation-and-irans-deputy-fm-prompting-israeli-outrage/ |access-date=1 November 2023 |work=Times of Israel |date=2023-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roth |first1=Andrew|title=Hamas delegation travels to Moscow for talks on foreign hostages in Gaza|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/hamas-delegation-travels-to-moscow-for-talks-on-foreign-hostages-in-gaza |access-date=5 February 2024 |work=] |date=2023-10-26}}</ref>

In an interview with ], following the ], Naim said that Hamas did not kill civilians.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-10-12 |title=October 12, 2023 - Israel-Hamas war news |url=https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-news-hamas-war-10-12-23/index.html |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hamas official: 'We have not killed any civilians'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egipqa0ZhUk |website=youtube.com |publisher=] |language=en |format=video |date=10 Oct 2023|quote=See video between 2:00 and 3:00}}</ref> Likewise in an interview with '']'', Naim repeated that Hamas fighters haven't committed any crimes.<ref>{{cite news|title="Our fighters haven't committed any crimes": Hamas leader Dr Basem Naim - 60 Minutes Australia|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7PxmhbaTvI|publisher=]}}</ref> In both cases, interviewers confronted Naim with evidence that hundreds of civilians had been killed in the October 7 attack.

In another interview with Sky News on 16 October, Naim reiterated the claim that no Israeli civilians were killed and shared that the status of the 199 civilians held hostage remains uncertain. He emphasized the difficulty of ascertaining their well-being due to the intense bombardment in Gaza. Naim further stated, "We have communicated to all intermediaries our willingness to release all civilian hostages once the aggression against our people ceases".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvJw7uT_zYE|title=Israel-Hamas war: Hamas official 'doesn't know' if hostages are alive|first1=Mark|last1=Austin|newspaper=]|date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

In 2024 '']'' named Naim among key spreaders of disinformation online about the Hamas attack against Israel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dwoskin |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-01-22 |title=Growing Oct. 7 'truther' groups say Hamas massacre was a false flag |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/21/hamas-attack-october-7-conspiracy-israel/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |quote=The head of International Relations for Hamas, Basem Naim, has falsely asserted that the group “didn’t kill any civilians” when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7, calling the claim “Israeli propaganda.” Such false claims are finding an audience in a variety of online spaces.}}</ref>

== Opinions ==

He criticised the United States' role in the war, saying: "While these crimes have been committed with Israeli hands, they were sponsored and backed up by the US administration".<ref> {{Cite web |title=Biden administration bypasses Congress on weapons sales to Israel |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/30/biden-administration-bypasses-congress-on-weapon-sales-to-israel |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Al Jazeera}} </ref>

Naim had a large following on social media where he often posted anti-Israel and pro-BDS messages.<ref name="Ynet2019">{{cite news | author=Ynet | title=In rare move, Hamas condemns Germany synagogue attack | website=ynetnews | date=Oct 11, 2019 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5605429,00.html | access-date=Aug 12, 2020}}</ref> Naim has condemned terror attacks against Jews that occurred in the United States<ref name="Levy 2018">{{cite news | last=Levy | first=Elior | title=Hamas official condemns Pittsburgh attack: 'proves that terror has no religion'. | website=ynetnews | date=Oct 28, 2018 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5382254,00.html | access-date=Aug 12, 2020}}</ref> and ]<ref name="Ynet2019"/> several times.

== Personal life ==
Naim holds a degree in medicine from ] and a PhD in surgery. He has worked at the ] in ]. His eldest son was a member of the ] and was killed at the age of 17 during an Israeli incursion in ].<ref name = "jmcc">{{cite web|url=http://www.jmcc.org/people.aspx?idd=4163&pch=B|title=JMCC - Basem Naim}}</ref><ref name="USA"/>{{vn| reason = when did this happen? What year? Or how long ago? Neither source seems to be accessible to check |date=January 2024}}

== References ==
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Palestinian physician and politician (born 1963)

Basem Naim
باسم نعيم
Health Minister in the Gaza Strip
In office
2007–2012
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
March 2007 – June 2007
Preceded byN/A
Personal details
Born1963 (age 61–62)
Beit Hanoun, Gaza
Political partyHamas
ProfessionPhysician, politician

Basem Naim (Arabic: باسم نعيم, romanized: Bāsim Naʿīm; born 1963) is a Palestinian physician, politician, and Hamas official. Naim served as Minister of Health in the First Haniyeh Government; then, as Minister of Youth and Sports in the Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007. He resides in Istanbul, Turkey.

Minister of Health

After the Battle of Gaza and the dissolution of the unity government on June 14, 2007, by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Naim became Health Minister of the Gaza Strip in the First Haniyeh Government.

Following Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007, Naim, who says that he holds a degree in medicine from Germany and a PhD in surgery, was named Minister of Health. As minister, Naim replaced Fatah-affiliated hospital directors and medical staff with Hamas-aligned individuals. One affected professional, Jomaa Alsaqqa, a 20-year surgeon at al-Shifa Hospital, was terminated for his Fatah support. He claims to have been arrested and assaulted by Hamas.

He stepped down in 2012 and became the head of the Council on International Relations in Gaza.

Israel–Hamas war

Main article: Israel–Hamas war

In October 2023, while acting as Hamas's representative in Moscow, Basem participated in a delegation led by senior Hamas member Mousa Abu Marzook, holding talks on foreign hostages in Gaza.

In an interview with Sky News, following the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Naim said that Hamas did not kill civilians. Likewise in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, Naim repeated that Hamas fighters haven't committed any crimes. In both cases, interviewers confronted Naim with evidence that hundreds of civilians had been killed in the October 7 attack.

In another interview with Sky News on 16 October, Naim reiterated the claim that no Israeli civilians were killed and shared that the status of the 199 civilians held hostage remains uncertain. He emphasized the difficulty of ascertaining their well-being due to the intense bombardment in Gaza. Naim further stated, "We have communicated to all intermediaries our willingness to release all civilian hostages once the aggression against our people ceases".

In 2024 The Washington Post named Naim among key spreaders of disinformation online about the Hamas attack against Israel.

Opinions

He criticised the United States' role in the war, saying: "While these crimes have been committed with Israeli hands, they were sponsored and backed up by the US administration".

Naim had a large following on social media where he often posted anti-Israel and pro-BDS messages. Naim has condemned terror attacks against Jews that occurred in the United States and Germany several times.

Personal life

Naim holds a degree in medicine from Germany and a PhD in surgery. He has worked at the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. His eldest son was a member of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and was killed at the age of 17 during an Israeli incursion in Shuja'iyya.

References

  1. ^ "JMCC - Basem Naim".
  2. ^ IBP USA. Palestine Business Intelligence Report Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. Lulu.com. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-1-4387-3748-5.
  3. Merav, Sarig (3 November 2007). "Striking medics in Gaza temporarily return to work after talks with Hamas". BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 335 (7626): 904–905. doi:10.1136/bmj.39384.458935.DB. PMC 2048866. PMID 17974666.
  4. Paccchiani, Gianluca (26 October 2023). "Moscow hosts Hamas delegation and Iran's deputy FM, prompting Israeli outrage". Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. Roth, Andrew (26 October 2023). "Hamas delegation travels to Moscow for talks on foreign hostages in Gaza". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. "October 12, 2023 - Israel-Hamas war news". CNN. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. "Hamas official: 'We have not killed any civilians'" (video). youtube.com. Sky News. 10 October 2023. See video between 2:00 and 3:00
  8. ""Our fighters haven't committed any crimes": Hamas leader Dr Basem Naim - 60 Minutes Australia". 60 Minutes Australia.
  9. Austin, Mark (16 October 2023). "Israel-Hamas war: Hamas official 'doesn't know' if hostages are alive". Sky News.
  10. Dwoskin, Elizabeth (22 January 2024). "Growing Oct. 7 'truther' groups say Hamas massacre was a false flag". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 11 March 2024. The head of International Relations for Hamas, Basem Naim, has falsely asserted that the group "didn't kill any civilians" when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7, calling the claim "Israeli propaganda." Such false claims are finding an audience in a variety of online spaces.
  11. "Biden administration bypasses Congress on weapons sales to Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  12. ^ Ynet (11 October 2019). "In rare move, Hamas condemns Germany synagogue attack". ynetnews. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  13. Levy, Elior (28 October 2018). "Hamas official condemns Pittsburgh attack: 'proves that terror has no religion'". ynetnews. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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