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Det är en välkänd och ofta använd strategi i geopolitik att stödja “fiendens fiende”. Däremot är det sällsynt att en aktör, som Hamas, systematiskt använder barn och civila som en del av sin krigföring. Att dessutom medvetet rikta attacker mot civila hos motståndaren gör agerandet än mer cyniskt.
Hamas har gång på gång visat att de placerar sitt eget folk i direkt livsfara, dels genom att använda civila som mänskliga sköldar, dels genom att medvetet iscensätta situationer där civila dödas, för att sedan exploatera dessa tragedier i propagandasyfte. Syftet är att vilseleda omvärlden och lägga skulden på någon annan.
Det verkliga problemet uppstår när delar av omvärlden okritiskt sprider denna propaganda. När människor låter sig utnyttjas som megafoner åt en terrororganisation, bidrar de indirekt till att upprätthålla och legitimera dess våld. Då blir de inte bara godtrogna – de blir medansvariga för de civila offer som följer.
Hamas har gång på gång visat att de placerar sitt eget folk i direkt livsfara, dels genom att använda civila som mänskliga sköldar, dels genom att medvetet iscensätta situationer där civila dödas, för att sedan exploatera dessa tragedier i propagandasyfte. Syftet är att vilseleda omvärlden och lägga skulden på någon annan.
Det verkliga problemet uppstår när delar av omvärlden okritiskt sprider denna propaganda. När människor låter sig utnyttjas som megafoner åt en terrororganisation, bidrar de indirekt till att upprätthålla och legitimera dess våld. Då blir de inte bara godtrogna – de blir medansvariga för de civila offer som följer.
In February 2020, former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen and Israeli general Herzi Halevi, under Netanyahu's orders, went to Qatar to plead Qatari officials to continue the payments for Hamas.[8] Later, in September 2023, David Barnea, the Director of Mossad since 2021, went to Qatar to meet Qatari officials to discuss about the payments for Hamas.[10][44] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended allowing transfer of millions of dollars to Hamas-run Gaza despite criticism from within his own government, including the education minister Naftali Bennet.[45] After the October 7 attacks, Netanyahu went on record denying the claims that he facilitated financing of Hamas in order to create a 'divide and conquer' situation. He also said that he transferred funds to avoid "humanitarian collapse" in Gaza.[11] Israeli intelligence officials believe that the money had a role in the success of 2023 Hamas-led attack.[10] Talks regarding expanding the amount of work permits Israel issued to Gazan laborers also included officials from Hamas. This kept money flowing into Gaza.[1]
Det är tyvärr allmänt känt att Hamas fick stöd av Israel för att agera motpol mot PLO när PLO var den enda maktpolen i området. Inte omöjligt att Hamas fortfarande spelar Israel i händerna genom det ena agerandet mer dumma än det andra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas
Oslo era (1993–2010s)
After a visit to Israel from Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and Turkish lawmaker Feyzi İşbaşaran [tr] in 1998, İşbaşaran later revealed that Netanyahu suggested Turkey support Hamas. Netanyahu reportedly said, "Hamas also has bank accounts for aid in banks, we help them too, you [Turkey] can help too."[35][36] In a cable leaked by WikiLeaks in 2010, Amos Yadlin, former general of the Israeli Air Force, said in 2007 that Israel would be "happy" if Hamas take over Gaza and regarded it as a positive step, so they could treat Gaza as a hostile state.[37][38] An Israeli financial investigative team called "Task Force Harpoon" in 2015 discovered a network of businesses and investments that were owned and controlled by Hamas. The terrorism finance task force briefed the government, but no actions were taken in either Israel or Washington until seven years later.[39][40]
After a visit to Israel from Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and Turkish lawmaker Feyzi İşbaşaran [tr] in 1998, İşbaşaran later revealed that Netanyahu suggested Turkey support Hamas. Netanyahu reportedly said, "Hamas also has bank accounts for aid in banks, we help them too, you [Turkey] can help too."[35][36] In a cable leaked by WikiLeaks in 2010, Amos Yadlin, former general of the Israeli Air Force, said in 2007 that Israel would be "happy" if Hamas take over Gaza and regarded it as a positive step, so they could treat Gaza as a hostile state.[37][38] An Israeli financial investigative team called "Task Force Harpoon" in 2015 discovered a network of businesses and investments that were owned and controlled by Hamas. The terrorism finance task force briefed the government, but no actions were taken in either Israel or Washington until seven years later.[39][40]
At a Likud party conference in 2019, Netanyahu said: "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas ... This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank."[48][49] Netanyahu responded to the accusations of funding and strengthening Hamas by calling them "ridiculous".[50] In an interview with Time in 2024, he denied of giving support to Hamas and said that it was one of "many misquotes" attributed to him.[51] Gershon Hacohen, former commander of the 7th Armored Brigade and an associate of Netanyahu, said in 2019 in an interview: "Netanyahu's strategy is to prevent the option of two states, so he is turning Hamas into his closest partner. Openly Hamas is an enemy. Covertly, it's an ally."[52][53] Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right lawmaker and finance minister under the Netanyahu government, called the Palestinian Authority a "burden" and Hamas an "asset".[54][55]
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