Long Form interview with Palestinian Activist Khaled Barakat: Gaza Demands End of Genocide, Not ‘Ceasefire’ (orinocotribune.com)

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Very informative, important article.

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[-] MaoZedongThought@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

When consulted about the rejection expressed by some sections of the Western left towards anti-imperialist movements that have a religious base, such as Hamas, Barakat called it “an extension of a colonialist mindset.” “They want a Palestinian resistance that fits their image and their criteria, and not how reality is and how Palestinians are,” he said. He added that the same sectors used to criticize the Marxist-Leninist PFLP when it lead the armed struggle during the 1960s-70s, calling the organization “too extreme.”

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