Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip, the biggest show of anger at the militant group since its attack on Israel ignited the war.

Protesters said they were venting anger and desperation as they endure a new round of war and displacement after Israel ended a ceasefire. They leveled unusually direct criticism at Hamas even while remaining furious at Israel, the United States and others for their plight.

Public expressions of dissent have been extremely rare since Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. The militant group has violently dispersed occasional protests and jailed, tortured or killed those who challenged its rule. Hamas has faced no significant internal challenge since the start of the war and still controls Gaza, despite losing most of its top leaders and thousands of fighters.

  • Ksin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    1 day ago

    The majority of isrealis support genociding the palestinian people.

    The majority of palestinians support genociding the isreali people.

    There will be no peace in the region, not now, not in a hundred years. Not until the last man has slain his last enemy will that holy land be free of violence.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      7·
      14 hours ago

      That isn’t true Palestinians do not support genociding Israelis in a majority. Most just want the land back Israel stole from them and life in peace. It is part of Israels propaganda strategy to create an idea of “both sides” for catching the people that they cannot catch with the lie of “Evil Arabs vs. poor Jews”.

      Creating an idea of equivalence between the side that runs one of the most advanced surveillance, occupation, torture and mass murder regimes, fueled by dozens of billions of Dollars in international support every year and the side that has been victim of almost a century of oppression, ethnic cleansing and recently genocide, only able to fight back with small arms and improvised weapon, is just absurd.