Israel’s assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders doesn’t aim to weaken the resistance. Its real motive is to restore the image of military and intelligence superiority in the eyes of the Israeli public.
Faris Giacaman speaks to Abdaljawad Omar about his article, “The Question of Hamas and the Left.”
The Left must confront this basic fact. One cannot claim solidarity with Palestine and dismiss, overlook, or exclude Hamas.
In the wake of the prisoner exchange and the temporary ceasefire, rumors, conspiracy theories, and children’s games uncover the truth of the current moment in the West Bank.
When Western intellectuals express dismay at the “vengeful pathologies” of Palestinian violence on October 7, they ignore its underlying military, tactical, and political precipitants.
Israel had convinced the U.S. that Palestine as an issue was no longer an obstacle to normalization. But October 7 shattered Israel’s image of military might, raising doubts about its abilities to protect U.S. strategic interests.
At a time when the rest of Palestine languishes in a post-political, post-Palestinian nightmare, Gaza shows us that Palestine is now alive everywhere.
President Biden’s regurgitation of Israeli disinformation has rekindled the question of Palestine among the Arab world, while fueling resentment toward American hypocrisy and double standards.
Israel is carrying out a large-scale disinformation campaign to build political support for its attack on Gaza, as well as recover from its comprehensive intelligence and military failures on October 7.
The resurgent resistance in Jenin shows that a narrow refugee camp with limited capabilities can slow an entire army and preserve its capacity to resist.