991

‘We can’t confuse Hamas with all Palestinians’: Spain says amid aid review (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 10 months ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

113 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 191 points 10 months ago

It's been 17 years since the last election. Assuming only 18 and up could vote, that means only people current around 34 and up could vote. So the bulk of Palestinians didn't even have a chance to vote in that election. Not to mention that they were given the choice between a corrupt faction (Fatah) and a possible less corrupt faction (Hamas).

[-] AdamHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 60 points 10 months ago

I am so afraid this message is getting lost. There has been a deliberate push to paint this latest incident to be the reason that neighborhoods had to be flattened and civilians slaughtered.

[-] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

why can't they hold elections?

[-] rappo@lemmy.world 54 points 10 months ago

Conveniently, the Palestinian government is denying all citizens the right to vote because those who live in Jerusalem would not be included. It helps Hamas keep power while pinning blame elsewhere.

They scheduled one for last year to get on Biden's good side, but that never happened.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/27/palestinian-elections-democracy-for-no-one

[-] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They can. They won't.

Either they're just undemocratic, or they know that the results of elections wouldn't be what they want them to be.

[-] steakmeout@aussie.zone 13 points 10 months ago

Because Abbas is a lying, snivelling turd who pretends to care about his people.

[+] fox@unilem.org -57 points 10 months ago

By not revolting against Hamas, they are actively supporting them.

You're either with our against the terrorists. There's no in-between.

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 31 points 10 months ago

By not actively revolting all of America was responsible for Abu Ghraib?

[-] gastationsushi@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hamas sucks, I wish they were never allowed to assume any power. But if Hamas doesn't control the water, electricity, food, currency, internet, or borders in Gaza; who should the Palestinians revolt against?

[+] fox@unilem.org -16 points 10 months ago

That's actuslly an interesting point, and I do appreciate you bringing it up.

My take is that they, the Palestinians in Gaza, should do whatever in their power to break down Hamas from inside, and show that they are strongly against these terrorists.

They should not revolt against Hamas as their leaders, since you showed they are not (even though I'm under the belief that they are, de facto), but they should revolt against Hamas residing inside of Gaza, and using the territory as a base for their terrorist operations.