Six Myths About Hamas
Masked Hamas terrorists march during a protest at the Rafah refugee camp October 13, 2003, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Abid Katib via Getty Images)
‘Hamas seeks peace.’ ‘Their rockets are harmless.’ And more lies we’ve been told for years that keep getting repeated today.
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Alan Johnson gave this speech in 2014, after the 50-day military conflict between Israel and Hamas. We’re publishing it today, lightly edited for clarity, because we believe the myths are still with us and are still poisonous, radically misshaping the Western understanding of Hamas, Israel, and the history of the conflict, especially on the liberal left.
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