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[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

It seems to be inconsistent with election monitoring statements at the time.

It seemed obvious to us and other observers that the election was orderly and peaceful and that there was a clear preference for Hamas candidates even in historically strong Fatah communities. Even so, we were all surprised at the enormity of the Hamas victory.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 months ago

Thanks there is so much misinformation flying with respect to this conflict it can be hard to make sense of things. But the fact that several respected authors I had read on this election did not mention it made me skeptical.

[-] mellowheat@suppo.fi 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A fact is that Hamas stopped elections after gaining power. They're fascists and it's absurd that the left defends them.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago

I would not say “the left” as a whole defends them although there are some small factions that do.

I feel like you’re trying to gotcha me here but I’m not trying to defend Hamas, just help people understand the real history. False claims demonizing various groups and then generalized to whole ethnicities are a major cause of violence around this issue right now.

If people understood the real history, they would see that this conflict, like all conflicts has nuance to it and the various actors are all just people, not inhuman demons. This understanding will be key if we want to achieve a lasting peace.

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