A History of Hamas

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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On October 7th, the organization Hamas, which is also the ruling government of Gaza, perpetrated an attack just across the border in Israel. The Israeli government says that the attack killed around 1200 people, most of them civilians. And Hamas also kidnapped hundreds more, including women and children, and took them back to Gaza as hostages. In response, Israel has bombarded and invaded Gaza. More than 11,000 people have been killed, and many more displaced. Since that day we've heard from many of you, our listeners, with questions about Hamas. So we took a few weeks to talk to experts on all sides to answer those questions – people who know the history deeply, and have even participated in it. Today on the show: the origins of Hamas, the context in which it developed, and what it represents to Palestinians, Israelis, and the rest of the world.

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0:57.5	On October 7th, just over a month ago, the organization Hamas, which is also the ruling government of Gaza
1:05.0	perpetrated a horrific attack just across the border in Israel.
1:09.0	The Israeli government says that the attack killed around 1,200 people, most of them civilians.
1:15.9	And Hamas also kidnapped hundreds more, including women and children, and took them back to
1:20.8	Gaza as hostages.
1:23.4	In response, Israel has bombarded and invaded Gaza,
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