(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Netanyahu helped build up Hamas: Ha'aretz. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-10 “Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” the prime minister reportedly said at a 2019 meeting of his Likud party. “This is part of our strategy — to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” These exact comments have not yet been confirmed by other sources. But the Times of Israel’s Tal Schneider wrote on Sunday that Netanyahu’s reported words “are in line with the policy that he implemented,” which did little to challenge and in some ways bolstered Hamas’s control over the Gaza Strip. Moreover, Schneider notes, “the same messaging was repeated by right-wing commentators, who may have received briefings on the matter or talked to Likud higher-ups and understood the message.” Some Netanyahu confidants have said the same thing, as have outside experts. www.vox.com/… Netanyahu’s support of the far-right and settlers movement added even more fuel to the fire. He has so much to answer for — hopefully he and his rotten government is thrown out for this and its catastrophic failure to protect its citizens. And before anyone labels me anti-Israel — I am anti Netanyahu and the far right in Israel that wants to set up a theocracy free of judical review, and wants to continue to torment the Palestinians and destroy any prospect for peace. I am for those Israelis who want peace and have been fighting Netanyahu and his bullies. I am anti the Hamas savages whose acts almost defy belief and who cannot be condemned and opposed too much. I am pro the Palestinians who want peace, who want their own state and who will now pay a huge price due to the actions of terrorists. I am anti the cancer that is Russia and Putin and desperately want to see them defeated and Ukrainians left alone to live their lives free of the murderous scum next door. I am anti the Taliban who continue to oppress women and people in general since those medieval thugs were allowed to take over. In short I am anti all oppressors. I am also anti those on the far left who side with those oppressors — the sort who protest in Bernie Sanders’ office and have their pictures proudly taken with MTG. That should cover it — I hope. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/10/2198473/-Netanyahu-helped-build-up-Hamas-Ha-aretz?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/