Here are two thoughts I believe need to be held at once: Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 was heinous, murderous and unforgivable, and that makes it more, not less, important to try to understand what Hamas is, how it sees itself and how it presents itself to Palestinians.
Tareq Baconi is the author of “Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resi ... Show More
Nov 18
Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever
<p>Patti Smith, “the Godmother of Punk,” has lived a wild life and accumulated so much wisdom in the process. In the 1960s and ’70s, Smith was a fixture of the New York City creative scene — hanging out with the likes of Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Allen Ginsberg and Robert Mappleth ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 2023
Objectifs, idéologie, stratégie... Qu'est-ce que le Hamas ? (1/2)
<p>« Tout membre du Hamas est un homme mort », a déclaré le chef du gouvernement israélien Benyamin Netanyahou, après les massacres de civils commis par cette organisation en Israël, le samedi 7 octobre. Plus de 1300 israéliens ont été tués, dont un millier de civils, et environ ... Show More
24m 47s
Oct 2023
The history of Hamas, and its likely grim future - with Jonathan Schanzer
We have been getting a lot of questions about the history of Hamas, its ideological roots and objectives, its allies and rivalries, how it wound up in charge of Gaza, the origins of this war, and whether there could actually be a post-Hamas Gaza. For this tutorial, our guest is D ... Show More
58m 39s
May 2024
As Gaza ceasefire negotiations heat up, Rafah’s invasion looms
<p>As Hamas announced agreeing to a ceasefire proposal, questions remain about Israel’s next steps in the war on Gaza. Israel has ordered thousands of Palestinians to flee Rafah sheltering more than one million displaced people, sparking fears of a full-blown Israeli military ass ... Show More
18m 15s