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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hamas-wins-palestinian-authority-elections
What's the date today? That was over 17 years ago. NOW the Gazan people are prisoners of Hamas. They need to be freed.
https://apnews.com/article/hamas-middle-east-science-32095d8e1323fc1cad819c34da08fd87
There's the latest I could find. I'm open to seeing a later one but I'd be surprised to see a large swing in support in just a few years given the history.
53% is very low from people knowing Hamas will murder them if they oppose them.
Let's plant a flag here and acknowledge that we've moved from "that poll is old" to "these polls can't be trusted".
Were Fatah supporters murdered for voting against and then (prematurely) PUBLICLY celebrating Hamas' loss? I couldn't find anything with a quick search. Maybe you could link me?
These people 'vote' with a gun held to their head. Do you understand how things work under authoritarian rule?
Were Fatah supporters murdered for voting against and then (prematurely) PUBLICLY celebrating Hamas’ loss? I couldn’t find anything with a quick search. Maybe you could link me?
Hamas is controlling Gaza through a dictatorship yes. But their ideas are popular.
Even more radical political parties like Lion's den or Palestinian islamic jihad having higher approval ratings.
That said even Fatah is more popular than Hamas.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/polls-show-majority-gazans-were-against-breaking-ceasefire-hamas-and-hezbollah
Ok now do one about how Palestine was promised the right to self governance (in 5 years) in 95 and why it took till 2006 for that election to happen. Make sure your answer includes the US for full credit
This is straight up, unmasked whataboutism. Yes, what you brought up also is bad.
BUT. My comment was a direct reply to a comment suggesting the people of Palestine don't support Hamas so I was dispelling that particular fiction.
Asking why something happened is "whataboutisim"? Cmon dude, try harder
Literally, yes.
Read up: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
You can’t stay on topic. Why is that? I’ll help, it’s because you don’t want to admit I’m right and you’re grasping at anything rather than let yourself acknowledge it.
I’ll help some more. This excerpt exactly explains what you did:
I'm gonna have to ask you to find the question mark in my original response.