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Children in Gaza ‘developing severe trauma’ after 16 days of bombing
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Sure, there could be someone in Hamas who is politically savvy in such a manner. That's pretty unlikely though, less likely than outside influence in this case. I've edited my comment a little bit to better reflect that.
If Hamas were truly politcally savvy I think they would be far better at garnering widespread international support.
I think they've been good at gathering international support from Qatar, Iran, Lebanon, and Turkey. With this latest act showing the weakness of Israel and the genocidal brutality of Israel's response, they might just win support from other regional powers as well. If this blows up in a regional war, Israel isn't going to have a lot of local allies because Hamas has cultivated a strong base of support in West Asia.
And it's not like gaining support from Westerners matters. Our governments are 100% behind Israel no matter what, so what's the point?
You're underestimating the political acumen of Hamas. Remember, they did get elected in Gaza. They're politicians and guerillas.
There were lots of supporters on both sides of the war in Syria, also.
The point is that 100% support can still be undermined.
I've yet to learn the full details of the Palestinian electroral system, other than that it is quite complicated.
I'm amazed you still believe that, honestly. As far as I can tell Israel's government support is iron clad and nothing can undermine it.
It definitely is, especially since the P.A. and Hamas can't (won't) form a government together and so elections have been suspended.
My point is Hamas isn't just a gang or something. They are a political organization filled with people who know what they're doing. It's a mistake to assume that they are merely the puppets of other actors like Iran. They have their own ideas, agenda, and understanding.