Fair enough. And I should be clear, I didn’t find a good source for this explanation, all that came up that was related was a few forum threads. And now that I’m looking at it again, there’s a good variety of completely different answers out there. So I really don’t know what to believe here.
I may just not be searching well; if anybody does have reliable info about this I’d be happy to hear it :)
I’ve never once heard anyone, Jewish, Israeli, or otherwise, pronounce Hamas with a k.
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Fair enough. And I should be clear, I didn’t find a good source for this explanation, all that came up that was related was a few forum threads. And now that I’m looking at it again, there’s a good variety of completely different answers out there. So I really don’t know what to believe here.
I may just not be searching well; if anybody does have reliable info about this I’d be happy to hear it :)
Every single interview with any israeli spokesperson calls them Khamas. This is the norm.
https://youtu.be/LYA0RWtj1xI