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Acknowledged that there were additional factors and events involved. Since you prefer not to be centered on the Charter itself: if we are to understand why th
by racional 2y ago
Acknowledged that there were additional factors and events involved.
Since you prefer not to be centered on the Charter itself: if we are to understand why the decision was made to launch Operation Al-Aqsa Flood; an in particular how they were able to recruit so many people to agree to what was apparently promised as a suicide mission -- then I submit that is necessary to consider the whole background of events up until that time.
The 2018 "protest"
Can we just acknowledge the cruel and unduly harsh nature of the military response to the protests (which by all accounts did at least start peacefully, and from within sectors of society independent of Hamas) without having to allude to the Israeli government's snide, mocking ("fake protest") narrative of it?
As if these people have nothing to protest or be unhappy about.
- tptacek 2y ago[flagged]
- racional 2y agoI was aware of some of this chronology, but not as much as you are, apparently. So if you'd care to pass along some of the sources you've been drawing from, I'd be happy to give them a close read.
- racional 2y agoThe post above mine was perfectly reasonable; there's absolutely no reason it should have been flagged. I am unable to vouch, so hopefully someone who is reading this will please do so.
- tptacek 2y agoIt's not dead, so there's nothing to vouch. It's best to just proceed without reference to things like votes; they work themselves out over time.
- tptacek 2y agoAnyways: one such report, about the conference, is via MEMRI. MEMRI is itself not really all that trustworthy! I would steer away from any analytical results! But this piece is largely direct quotes. Maybe they're fabricating them. Seems a little unlikely, though? https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-sponsored-promise-hereafter-conference-phase-following-liberation-palestine-and https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-sponsored-promise-hereaf... Notably, a bunch of more mainstream sources corroborated this report (just Google for the name of the conference). I think it's very likely to be legitimate.
- racional 2y agoYup, they're pretty freaky. But if their quotes pan out with other sources, they may be useful. Thanks for posting.