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[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

Yes, he was the Hamas leader in the Gaza strip.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

The whole mess started exactly because Haniyeh was a hardliner that wasn't willing to accept any previous agreements the PLO had already made.

Hamas took over Gaza shortly after agreeing to a unity government with Fatah.

The point is, there wasn't much of a difference between Haniyeh and Sinwar.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I still don't understand how anyone calls Haniyeh a "moderate".
This is the guy who was the leader of Hamas in Gaza when they took control from Fatah by throwing officials from buildings and shooting into crowds of their supporters.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Every step they took since the 7th of October was only with Sinwar's approval anyway. Nothing has actually changed in that manner.

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[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

There are plenty of companies with R&D centers in Israel. Including Chinese companies like Xiaomi.
Haven't heard of anyone closing up shop.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Israelita is Israelite. Jews are Israelites.
That community center was founded before the state of Israel existed.

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At around 4 p.m. on Sunday, hundreds of people began to gather in downtown Beirut, near Martyrs' Square and the Karatina fire station, to commemorate the four years since the explosion at Beirut's port on Aug. 4, 2020. On the placards held up by demonstrators already at the scene were calls for justice for "Beirut and Lebanon."

"It is Hezbollah that is responsible. It is obstructing the course of justice," denounces Nada, who lost her nephew.

Caused by the ignition of large quantities of improperly stored ammonium nitrate, the explosion killed at least 235 people, injured a further 6,500 and devastated entire districts of the Lebanese capital. Ammonium nitrate is a combustible chemical compound commonly used in agriculture as a fertilizer, but can also contribute to the manufacture of explosives.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

I'm guessing it's a reference to what Hezbollah's already done

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[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'll focus only on a few big points.
Turkey also bombs the SDF, which isn't considered a terrorist group by anyone (other than Turkey and Qatar maybe).

Even the PKK, which is the worst out of the Kurdish groups, only calls for an autonomous area in Turkey, and not for the annihalation of Turkey or for the death of all Turks.

The Kurds were oppressed and persecuted for a very long time under Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Their neighbours all want them gone or dead (although some would be fine "just" with forced assimilation), similarily to how they view / have viewed Israel and Jews.

Kurds barely get any support, even from the USA.
Hamas has the support of many states and groups all over the region.

I'd say these are quite different situations.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

All the negotiations were approved by Sinwar in Gaza, who's supposedly the most fanatic one.

His death weakens them, although it's certainly not enough. But he's also not the only one they got to.
Hamas is close to losing their grip on Gaza. It will benefit everyone if they become irrelevant.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Moderate?
The guy who lead Hamas when they threw Fatah officials off buildings and shot into crowds of their supporters?
That under him Hamas charter included this very moderate part

“The Day of Judgment will not come about until Muslims fight Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: ‘O Moslem, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.’”

He wasn't a moderate in any way, and it's bizarre to see people referring to him in this way.

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[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Quoting from the linked article:

has been killed by a strike in Tehran

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