Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip, the biggest show of anger at the militant group since its attack on Israel ignited the war.

Protesters said they were venting anger and desperation as they endure a new round of war and displacement after Israel ended a ceasefire. They leveled unusually direct criticism at Hamas even while remaining furious at Israel, the United States and others for their plight.

Public expressions of dissent have been extremely rare since Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. The militant group has violently dispersed occasional protests and jailed, tortured or killed those who challenged its rule. Hamas has faced no significant internal challenge since the start of the war and still controls Gaza, despite losing most of its top leaders and thousands of fighters.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness
    7•9 days ago

    Hamas is the only possible interlocutor for Israel.

    That’s because almost no established government is willing to support armed resistance against Israel. Dialogue will not save Palestine.

    • @biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
      -3•9 days ago

      I have the impression you are envisioning a much more violent response to Israel than what is needed or would be actually favorable for the Palestinian population.

      Remember that Israel is nothing without what the US and Germany, mainly, provided for decades.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
        6•9 days ago

        I have the impression you are envisioning a much more violent response to Israel than what is needed or would be actually favorable for the Palestinian population.

        I’m not sure what you mean; what situation are you talking about here? Because under the current status quo Palestinians only have one means of resistance and that’s violence.

        • @biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0•9 days ago

          Palestinians do, maybe. But the International Community should act to contain that instinct and provide an alternative.

          This is not a war to be fought in Gaza, there you can have only massacre.

          This war is to be fought in each and every country that deals or passively observes the massacre.

          • NoneOfUrBusiness
            4•9 days ago

            But the International Community should act to contain that instinct and provide an alternative.

            Absolutely, but it’s because the international community is colossally dropping the ball there that Palestinians have to resort to violence. I mean if you look at the timeline of these things you’ll notice that the anti-Zionist movement in the West pretty much only appreciably expands when Israel wages “war” in Gaza; this isn’t a war to be fought in Gaza but nothing short of wholesale slaughter of Palestinians is enough to keep the world’s eyes on the region for more than five minutes.

          • @technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            2•9 days ago

            The “international community” is actively supporting this genocide and attacking the many people trying to resist: aid works, ICC, etc.