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I agree the situation is very complicated. From what I read, the support for Hamas was in the form of peace payments, which have backfired.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-q...

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No, it's to futher divide up the palestinians. Netenyahu himself has said so.

Yes, that's a big part of it too. Quite a mess.

respectfully, there is no real evidence that Netanyahu (not Netenyahu) ever said this. if you're not familiar with the politics of the region prior to Oct 7th, a lot of this will be difficult to place in context.

i think Netanyahu is awful, but there are other reasons for support for Hamas -- i say this as someone who studied this extensively prior to 2023.

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