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Who made public "Jericho Wall" -- the blueprint that Hamas followed on Oct 7?
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Who made public "Jericho Wall" -- the blueprint that Hamas followed on Oct 7?
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Who is the big winner of this leak, and who is the big loser? Clearly this leak ...
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Have Netanyahu's policies fueled a rise in anti-Israeli sentiment?
Since you have a US poll in your Q, it suffices to say that antisemitism there seems to spike, at least in terms of attacks whenever there is a spike in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. And so does ...
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Did Iraq declare outright support for Hamas after Oct 7?
Iraq never supported October 7
Since some of these sources are being very selectively read, I'll cite this with the counter case https://amwaj.media/article/inside-story-the-hamas-delegation-s-rare-...
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Did Iraq declare outright support for Hamas after Oct 7?
The Prime Minister of Iraq has supported Hamas after the attack on October 7, 2023:
On the day of Hamas’s attack, the Iraqi government issued a statement reaffirming Baghdad’s unwavering commitment ...
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Did Iraq declare outright support for Hamas after Oct 7?
The source for your image is the Le Monde article The West and areas of the Global South divided over Palestine, which doesn't give any further reference to the source of the infographic's data than &...
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What role does the U.S. play in mediating the conflict between Hamas and Israel?
The United States has been working diligently and consistently from the start of the terrorist attack of Hamas on October 7, 2023 until present to mediate the conflict between Hamas and Israel. You ...
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What role does the U.S. play in mediating the conflict between Hamas and Israel?
"Mediator" may or may not fully describe the US role here because they also have some skin in the game in the form of some US citizens that were/are held hostage by Hamas and one of which (a ...
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What role does the U.S. play in mediating the conflict between Hamas and Israel?
Qatar has close military relationsip with the U.S.
https://qa.usembassy.gov/us-qatar-relations-a-model-for-global-partnership/#:~:text=Our%20security%20partnership%20has%20been,Qatar's%20security%20is%...
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Why is Hamas seen as being less corrupt than the Palestinian Authority?
TBH a PSR poll in September 2023 didn't show a lot of difference.
Perception of corruption in PA institutions stands at 87%; 72% believe that there is corruption in Hamas-run institutions in the Gaza ...
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Does Hamas have any leverage against Israel (other than the hostages)?
Hamas can use its diplomatic leverage, which could be quite powerful. In exchange for Israel ceasing its military activities, Hamas can agree to negotiate for a two-state solution. It can agree to ...
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Does Hamas have any leverage against Israel (other than the hostages)?
leverage [...] to negotiate something
The answer to this question is going to depend on what that something is. Thus far Israel says is only willing to accept outright surrender [or death] of Hamas ...
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Does Hamas have any leverage against Israel (other than the hostages)?
Rising Palestinian casualties
The obvious leverage that Hamas has is the suffering of the Palestinian civilians combined with the mediatization of the conflict. As of this moment Wikipedia cites the ...
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Does Hamas have any leverage against Israel (other than the hostages)?
In order to answer, first let us clearly establish what leverage is: leverage is some action that Hamas can offer Israel in exchange for prolonging the ceasefire or other benefits.
I fail to see how ...
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What gives Egypt the authority or leverage to act as a mediator between Hamas and Israel?
Egypt maintains contacts with both Hamas and Israel, and has a history of mediating conflict between Israel and Hamas, along with acting as a mediator in several conflicts between Israel and other ...
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How did Israel support Hamas precisely?
TL/DR The Israeli political and military establishment has used Islamists as a counter to the secular PLO/Fatah and to impede the peace process for decades.
Creation of Hamas by Israel from How Israel ...
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Is mutilation, sexual assault and kidnappings of minors a part of Hamas' ideology or do they oppose it?
Hamas represents itself as highly Islamic, hence I assume Islamic values should be default for them and not something that "has been a side effect of warfare throughout all of human history"....
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Why does India have a more pro-Israel stance on the Gaza-Israel war than other BRICS countries and countries in the Global South?
Additionally [to sfxedit's answer], which can be exemplified with this quote:
It took only a few hours after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel for Hindu nationalists to begin using the conflict ...
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Why does India have a more pro-Israel stance on the Gaza-Israel war than other BRICS countries and countries in the Global South?
History. India has always had an amicable relationship with both Israel and Palestine. This is possible because leaders on all sides are aware of each others local and international political ...
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Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen?
They currently have an operation in Gaza. On top of that, there is an ongoing low intensity conflict on the northern border with Hezbollah. It can go hot at any moment if one of the parties give a ...
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Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen?
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Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen?
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They don't want to provoke Saudi Arabia. If Israel can ignore the Houthis, they will. If ...
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Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen?
Why won't Israel take a more aggressive measure against the Houthis in Yemen? It seems that Israel is just shooting down missiles and drones while not attacking the Houthis in Yemen. Is there a reason ...
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Is mutilation, sexual assault and kidnappings of minors a part of Hamas' ideology or do they oppose it?
Obviously, anything said will be speculation until we get direct evidence of Hamas' plans, but there are a few general points that can be made:
Sexual assault has been a side effect of warfare ...
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Do the intersectional feminist organizations concern themselves with the fate of the kidnapped in Gaza?
Several feminist organizations have spoken out, although often much later than in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas terrorist acts of October 7, 2023. This alone makes one question their motives (...
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Do the intersectional feminist organizations concern themselves with the fate of the kidnapped in Gaza?
FWTW, Women for Women International, which is US-based, but was founded by an Arab couple, said:
October 11, 2023
We are horrified by the atrocities on women and their families in the Israel-Hamas ...
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Has there been any significant pro-Palestinian protest critical of Hamas?
The political message of demonstrations are usually delivered through
speakers. People will march and chant and speakers with expert
knowledge or direct experience with the situation at hand will give
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According to pro-Palestinian sources, does Hamas indeed embed itself into civilian areas (to complicate IDF operations)?
Yes.
Here's a striking example of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, using toddlers as human shields. This image was posted by the pro-Israel Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information ...
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Has Hamas verifiably used civilian infrastructure for military purposes in the past?
There are that The Guardian calls 'independent evidence', not from Israeli:
Guardian journalists in 2014 encountered armed men inside one hospital, and sightings of senior Hamas leaders inside the ...
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Has there been any significant pro-Palestinian protest critical of Hamas?
Frame challenge: why would they even bring it up in such a protest?
Protests tend to focus on a specific issue without really going beyond that.
It's somewhat like asking "Has there been any pro-...
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Has there been any significant pro-Palestinian protest critical of Hamas?
This protest in Switzerland was clearly anti-Hamas and pro-Palestinian.
Excerpt from their page (translated by Deepl, verified by me, original available in German/French):
The unjustifiable massacres ...
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Has there been any significant pro-Palestinian protest critical of Hamas?
I viewed images of a lots of demonstrations in Germany and most are focused on their rejection of Israel & do not mention Hamas.
This demonstration is representative of that. A participant was ...
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When was the last time Hamas acted against a UN resolution?
Since the elephant in the room is the attack on October 7th, 2023, one would be served well to point out that the methods of the attack included deliberate targeting of unarmed Israeli civilians, ...
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Has there been any significant pro-Palestinian protest critical of Hamas?
Yes. For example, Palestinians have protested against Hamas (despite the risks of protesting against a heavily armed and dangerously insane group).
Here is some coverage from John Oliver for example:
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According to pro-Palestinian sources, does Hamas indeed embed itself into civilian areas (to complicate IDF operations)?
Seems relevant, if a bit dated and indirectly related to use of human shields: Hamas does operate on al-Shifa hospital grounds, according to Amnesty:
Gaza: Palestinians tortured, summarily killed by ...
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When was the last time Hamas acted against a UN resolution?
The following security council resolutions come to mind:
1820 "condemns the use of sexual violence as a tool of war". Hamas has used rape as tool of war in their 7.10. massacre.
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When was the last time Hamas acted against a UN resolution?
On the 4th of November 2023.
On the 27th OCTOBER 2023 the UN General Assembly adopted a
Resolution Calling for Immediate, Sustained Humanitarian Truce Leading
to Cessation of Hostilities between ...
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When was the last time Hamas acted against a UN resolution?
Hamas has consistently acted against the UN resolutions. The most flagrant violation is the call to obliteration or dissolution of Israel. Note that Israel was created in accordance to the UN ...
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Why defense of Hamas-justification in US universities is more prevalent in Humanities than in STEM?
I suspect nearly all of it has to do with the political leanings of the professors themselves. In general, Humanities not including Econ leans heavily to the left, while the more stuff based studies (...
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Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
Why news media report the numbers
The Washington Post has an article explaining why they - and others - rely on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health numbers[*].
Their main points are:
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Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
The Ministry of Health has historically be reasonably accurate with its figures. And when they are backup up by UN figures or those from other NGOs, the burden shifts to demonstrating why they shouldn'...
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Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
While Hamas may or may not be exaggerating, news agencies like the BBC and organizations like the UN also report on casualties affecting their personnel and affiliates, as well as those people's ...
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Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
First of all, I think "taken without a grain of salt" is exaggerating the confidence with which those numbers are reported. Usually, reliable media seems to point out that the numbers have ...
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Does Hamas have any particular/concrete demands stated on the conditions of which they intend to release the hostages?
Yes, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar have offered to exchange the people it
has imprisoned for all Palestinians Israel has imprisoned:
“We are ready to conduct an immediate prisoner exchange deal that
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How easy would it be to distinguish between Hamas fighters and non combatants?
Comparing to the Taliban isn't the worst idea. After the Russians left Afghanistan by the 90's, the Taliban and other warlords operated openly and controlled territory. Afghanistan is mountainous, has ...
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Did any Muslim country officially express disagreement over America's plan to have the Palestinian Authority govern over the Gaza Strip?
Who is running the show?
Did any Muslim country officially express disagreement over America's plan to have the Palestinian Authority govern over the Gaza Strip?
It is Israelis and Palestinians who ...
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Did any Muslim country officially express disagreement over America's plan to have the Palestinian Authority govern over the Gaza Strip?
Perhaps the question is really intended as "any Muslim country besides what the PA administers/Palestine" *.
But since that isn't specified so far (and since it's also an important ...
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How easy would it be to distinguish between Hamas fighters and non combatants?
Not easy at all, because Islam does not recognize the distinction between "combatant" and "civilian" being relied upon here. Under Islamic law, anyone who supports an army in any ...
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Has Qatar ever been punished for supporting Hamas?
Funds transferred from Qatar to Hamas in the Gaza strip have at various times been with not just the knowledge, or the consent, but with the active help of the Israeli government (source here, though ...
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How coordinated are the different factions in the Gaza Strip?
Just based on the sources you linked, the answer seems to be there's no clear answer.
Another (US DNI) gives a similar take on one of the major 'competitors' of Hamas:
PIJ sometimes operates in ...
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