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Palestinians Are Souring on Hamas – and They Want an End to the War

Dahlia Scheindlin Haaretz
There's the bad news – apocalyptic destruction in Gaza, rampant poverty, utter despair about the Palestinian Authority–and there's more bad news: Over half of Palestinians still back the October 7 attack. Recent polls show that's not the whole story.

This Week in People’s History, Dec 11–17

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Photo of an Iraqi prisoner undergoing torture Is Torture Really in the Eye of the Beholder? (2014), Winning the Fight Against McCarthyism (1954), Hands Off Haiti! (1929), The First Firefight Against King George (1774), Second City’s Amazing Alumni (1959), Wartime Hysteria at its Worst (1944)

The Not-So-Secret History of Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas

Ghousoon Bisharat +972 Magazine
From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict. Even after Oct. 7, argues historian Adam Raz, he's still advancing the same strategy.

25 Islamic Imans and Clerics Urge Muslims Across US To Defeat Trump

Brett Wilkins Common Dreams
"Knowingly enabling someone like Donald Trump to return to office, whether by voting directly for him or for a third-party candidate, is both a moral and a strategic failure." [Full letter from Islamic Imans and Clerics, listing signers is below]
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