How Palestinians view Hamas

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🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The US along with Israel and many of its allies have long considered Hamas a terrorist group. Khaled Al-Hroub, a professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, explains how its reputation is a lot murkier among Palestinians, who elected the group to political power in 2006. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If Hamas wanted to get the world's attention with their attacks on Israel, they'd been wildly
0:05.7	successful.
0:07.7	They got a war.
0:08.7	The Israeli military is amassing troops and equipment along the border for a ground
0:13.8	invasion that everyone knows is coming, but few know when it will start.
0:18.1	They triggered an international diplomatic crisis.
0:21.2	The U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met the Egyptian President after visits to
0:25.0	Israel, Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
0:29.5	They poured gasoline on the already eternal fire burning over this Israel and Palestine
0:37.3	issue.
0:38.3	Police in Paris fired water cannons and tear gas into a crowded pro-Palestinian rally
0:43.1	here.
0:44.1	The protests have been banned by the Interior Minister who feared such gatherings would
0:47.2	cause public disturbances.
0:49.1	Practically everyone has an opinion.
0:52.3	On today's explained, we're going to do some facts.
0:55.6	The history of Hamas coming up on the show.
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