Thugs threatening Hamza al-Masri is entirely alarming & must be called out
Hamza has been providing crucial coverage of demonstrations in Gaza & voices critical of Hamas
The protests in Gaza started spontaneously & carry genuine grievances (e.g. Hamas step down from gov & ending the war), even if Israel or other actors are trying to exploit them or push them in other directions, it doesn't delegitimize the grievances of protesters or call into question the genuineness of their pain
Palestinian society is NOT a monolith; just as there are some supporters of Hamas, there are critics of it
Hamas is both a government, an armed group & a political party; people are criticizing either of those doesn't mean criticizing all the others & most certainly doesn't mean criticizing the Palestinian resistance
The Bolsheviks once made their survival synonymous to the survival of the revolution, & that blinded them from acknowledging bad decisions or transgressions their members/leaders made or tolerating criticism from their people; b/c if you criticized the Bolsheviks, it meant you were criticizing the revolution itself.
Hamas leaders are fallible humans who made several bad decisions or insensitive statements recently from the perspective of the people they represent (e.g. a Hamas leader saying "our losses are only tactical, Israel's losses are strategic", another saying from the comfort of Algeria "We have no white flags to raise, we only have white shrouds to put our children in & keep going"...)
Gazans have the right to call out those decisions/statements/leaders & they are. Those leaders need to listen to those voices to stay attuned to what average Gazans say & want.
People in Gaza who endured 16 months of genocide on their own have a full right to express themselves against Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, Israel, the entire world... & none of the folks outside have a right to lecture them from the comfort of their homes
Finally, Gazans protesting Hamas ≠ absolving Israel of the blame. Ask any average protester who their main oppressor is, they'll say without a second thought Israel's apartheid!
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