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[April 2024] Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established (apnews.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/palestine@lemm.ee
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Iran wouldn't let it be either. If Hamas fell apart another proxy would be getting setup asap.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Taking away agency and legitimacy from the Palestinian resistance and suggesting they are all Iranian stooges. I wonder where this is coming from…?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Observation of where their arms and a sizable portion of their funding comes from.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    By that logic the US is the one preventing peace in the Middle East given how much weapons and political cover they give Israel. The US hasn’t even been holding Israel accountable for the expansion of illegal settlements despite the Oslo Accord and two-state promise since 1993.

    Iran is filling a gap that was left when Arab governments stopped caring about the resistance. Otherwise Iran being Shia is unpopular with the Sunni Palestinians.

    Oh and most funding actually comes from Qatar and other governments not just Iran. They also receive many donations from concerned people around the world, I am one concerned person.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think it is important to draw the distinction between Hamas, which is at least a heavily Iran supported organization, and the Palestinians, who are another one of the victimized peoples caught in the middle.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 2 years ago

    The Palestinian Authority is secular and was a partner in the Oslo Accords and peace process. Where did that get the Palestinians? Nowhere.

    The Palestinians secular or otherwise, cannot meet people half way who don't want to meet them at all. The Israeli right which has dominated politics since the assassination of Rabin in 1995 -assassinated because of the peace with Palestinians- has zero desire to recognize any Palestinian state on any part of Palestine.

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