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minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down4·10 months agoAnd yet Hamas was elected on a moderate platform of a two state solution and anti corruption. It was the immediate blockade, assassinations and arrest of all public Hamas party members in the West Bank that made the situation clear.
minus-squareKevonLooneylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·10 months agoElected 16 years ago… Let’s be clear, Hamas does not represent or protect the people of Gaza. Palestinians are the original hostages in Gaza, and they have two groups of kidnappers: Hamas and the Israeli government.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·10 months agoOh definitely. But let’s not pretend this came out of nowhere. This isn’t some cartoon where the villain is just because.
minus-squareBartsbigbugbag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoThe people of Gaza have been pretty clear in their support for Hamas actions on and after October 7th.
And yet Hamas was elected on a moderate platform of a two state solution and anti corruption.
It was the immediate blockade, assassinations and arrest of all public Hamas party members in the West Bank that made the situation clear.
Elected 16 years ago… Let’s be clear, Hamas does not represent or protect the people of Gaza. Palestinians are the original hostages in Gaza, and they have two groups of kidnappers: Hamas and the Israeli government.
Oh definitely. But let’s not pretend this came out of nowhere. This isn’t some cartoon where the villain is just because.
The people of Gaza have been pretty clear in their support for Hamas actions on and after October 7th.