As was inevitable. History has shown that repressed people eventually rise up against their oppressors. Russian revolution. French Revolution.Looks like Palestinians are turning on Hamas
Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support
Palestinians in Gaza are openly criticising the armed group both on the streets and online.www.bbc.com
Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support
Open criticism of Hamas has been growing in Gaza, both on the streets and online.
Some have publicly criticised Hamas for hiding the hostages in apartments near a busy marketplace, or for firing rockets from civilian areas.
Residents have told the BBC that swearing and cursing against the Hamas leadership is now common in the markets, and that some drivers of donkey carts have even nicknamed their animals after the Hamas leader in Gaza - Yahya Sinwar - urging the donkeys forward with shouts of "Yallah, Sinwar!"
“People say things like, ‘Hamas has destroyed us’ or even call on God to take their lives,” one man said.
“They ask what the 7 October attacks were for - some say they were a gift to Israel.”
Some are even urging their leaders to agree a ceasefire with Israel.
There are still those in Gaza fiercely loyal to Hamas and after years of repressive control, it’s difficult to know how far the group is losing support, or how far existing opponents feel more able to speak their mind.
But even some on the group’s own payroll are wavering.
One senior Hamas government employee told the BBC that the Hamas attacks were “a crazy, uncalculated leap”.
He asked that we concealed his identity.
“I know from my work with the Hamas government that it prepared well for the attack militarily, but it neglected the home front,” he said.
“They did not build any safe shelters for people, they did not reserve enough food, fuel and medical supplies. If my family and I survive this war, I will leave Gaza, the first chance I get.”
The only part of this article I disagree with is the sentence I enlarged. Oct.7 was NOT uncalculated. It was totally calculated and it had the desired result. Hamas knew that the Israel reprisals would take an enormous toll on the Gazans and they wanted them to suffer to garner world sympathy. Hamas was using Gazans as human shields so that they could be unwilling martyrs. So when that Hamas government employee said the attacks were uncalculated, he was wrong, but only partially.
What Hamas and Iran did not calculate is that Western democracies (and many Arab nations in the region) hate the terrorists of Hamas so much is that they are willing to let Israel finish the job regardless of the human toll. They know that Hamas is the cause of all of this and wants them eradicated like the cockroaches they are. No Hamas=peace. There has been public bluster against Israel, but behind closed doors the obvious message is stomp them out.
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