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Creators of "Whispered in Gaza" and “Hezbollah's Hostages” — where Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians share testimony about life under Hamas and Hezbollah.
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“All you can do is weep. How many Syrian women have stories like this?”
“These films shed light on Hezbollah’s crimes.”
Syrians react to Hezbollah’s Hostages,
@peacecomcenter
's new docuseries presented by
@TheFP
. Watch:
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Gazan civilians in Rafah: "We don't want Hamas rule to return ever again — whether as an absolute ruler or even as part of a post-war government."
Watch them explain why.
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Gazans explain how UNRWA
—Colludes with Hamas;
—Represses Palestinians who oppose Hamas;
—Diverts humanitarian aid.
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For denouncing Hamas, civil rights activist
@daliaziada
faced state-backed incitement, death threats, and legal assault in her native Egypt.
"I would do it again."
Watch Dalia's profile in courage.
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Turkey and Qatar charge Israel with “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza — while perpetrating it in Syrian Kurdistan.
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“Who gave Hamas the right to start a war without consulting the Palestinian people?”
-
@PeaceComCenter
interview with Palestinian civilian in Gaza, October 17, 2023.
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A Gazan produce seller refused to pay Hamas protection money. So they beat him, jailed him, and threatened to kill him — forcing him to flee from his home.
His family hasn't heard from him since.
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"The first time I went to jail I thought, 'I don’t belong here.' But now I understand that their jail is full of honorable people. Anyone who tries to think for himself winds up there."
We interview ordinary Gazans about life under Hamas.
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"There's no making peace with them."
A Gazan pharmacist describes life under Hamas.
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Palestinians in the West who support Hamas are free to say so. As to the many who don't, if they speak out against Hamas, their relatives in Gaza face prison or worse.
Hamas repression is global.
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Gazans recount trying to evacuate but being stopped by Hamas and ordered home: “It’s like they were sending us back to our deaths.”
-
@PeaceComCenter
interview with Palestinian civilian in Gaza, October 17, 2023.
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"I am a Palestinian from Gaza, and I want to hold people to account. I am genuinely curious to know who would stand in my way."
More and more Gazan civilians are standing up to Hamas.
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In Gaza, as reported in
@TheFP
, Hamas abducted a Muslim imam who refused to make propaganda for them. Now other Palestinians in Gaza are demanding his release.
It is highly disturbing that Shaikh Mohamad Mushtaha was arrested in the midst of this conflict. I demand that the government of Gaza to free him right away and without any conditions .
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Palestinians in Gaza: “Hamas is stealing the aid.”
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This Hamas operative wants you to know that food is cheap and plentiful in Gaza. For him, “this is how we'll win the war.”
For the rest of us, it’s a stunning acknowledgment that aid is flowing and prior claims of famine are a lie.
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"Not all Iraqis support Hamas."
"[They] remind us of when ISIS came, occupied Mosul, and kidnapped Yazidi women while yelling 'Allahu Akbar.' Both of these groups have the same extremist ideology."
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While anti-Israel protesters cheer Yemen’s Houthis, the militia starves its people to fuel permanent war, drafts child soldiers, and kills their parents.
The victims deserve to be heard. That’s why we’re interviewing Yemeni civilians living under Houthi domination.
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@TheFP
@josephbraude
@newsisrael13
@lucyaharish
Watch the full segment with
@lucyaharish
&
@josephbraude
on brave Gazans against Hamas, from our partnership with
@TheFP
.
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Moumen Al-Natour co-organized anti-Hamas street protests in 2019. Hamas jailed & tortured him 20 times.
Now at the helm of Palestinian Youth for Development, he feeds Gazans in need & preaches self-help, civil society, and tolerance.
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"[Hamas] came to power in 2007 under the motto 'Reform and Change.' But they didn’t bring reform and change. They brought looting, theft, oppression, humiliation, nepotism, and unemployment."
We interviewed Gazan civilians behind closed doors. This is what they told us.
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BREAKING: Anti-Hamas Imam freed in Gaza.
Two weeks ago, Ala Mohammed Mushtaha exposed in
@TheFP
how Hamas kidnapped his father, a respected local imam, for refusing to comply with their demands.
The media pressure—and your shares—worked.
Thank you.
On December 30, masked men abducted Mohammed Mushtaha, a respected imam in Gaza. “He knew that refusing to act as a megaphone for Hamas could lead to his death,” his son Ala writes, “and yet he refused.” Read his story, in partnership with
@peacecomcenter
.
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🧵Today the
@nytimes
revealed secret documents illuminating Hamas’s machinery of repression.
But for years Gazans have been describing this brutal system to anyone who would listen.
Watch what they endure:
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مواطن فلسطيني في غزة: "حماس تتحمل المسؤولية في كل الحروب. إحنا يلّي منتحمل الغلط."
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This Gazan told us "it's impossible" to be an independent reporter in Gaza.
After finishing her degree in journalism, she started her own political news page on Facebook. Hamas hacked it, shut it down, and threatened her family.
"What I did was forbidden."
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As world powers debate the future of Gaza, a central voice is missing: the Gazans themselves.
Listen.
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When Gazan youth waged anti-Hamas street demonstrations in 2019, the world ignored them.
Today, says a protest veteran, "We need the world's support."
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“Pro-Palestine” protesters across the world laud Hamas as “resistance.”
But Palestinians who actually live under Hamas detest them — for stealing aid money and dragging Gaza into endless wars.
“They exploit us under the pretext of 'resistance'.”
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Palestinians in southern Gaza: “The people want the downfall of Hamas.”
What used to be whispered is now openly proclaimed.
"الشعب يريد إسقاط حماس!"
مظاهرات تخرج من جنوب غزة.. يسير الرجال بأعلام بيضاء ويرددون شعارات مناهضة لحماس.
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For a generation, Hamas has forcibly silenced Gazans who want a different future. No more.
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We’ve connected anti-Hamas Gazans to lawmakers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Testifying to Hamas-UNRWA collusion, Gazans asked gov’ts to reduce UNRWA funding and back pilot projects for non-Hamas aid distribution and self-rule.
@rmohamed_yyc
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مریم، یک رقاص حرفهای، به «قدرت هنر» برای بهبود جهان باور دارد. پس از اینکه حماس در سال ۲۰۰۷ کنترل غزه را در دست گرفت، به او گفتند تا دیگر نرقصد و وقتی او نپذیرفت، شروع به تهدید خانوادهاش کردند.
#شنیدههایی_از_غزه
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Is there really a famine in Gaza?
A Palestinian journalist went to a Gazan market to test what he could buy with $10.
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Syrians to world: Please put the Gaza war in perspective. The Iranian axis is exploiting your distraction to bomb and starve us.
Learn more in our newsletter.
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These Gazan teachers fight Hamas brainwashing with a message of peace. Given the space to operate freely, they can reeducate a generation.
Watch:
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Just ask a Gazan mother.
She wants a normal education for her kids, but their only option is a Hamas-run school — where children are indoctrinated to become "martyrs.”
Listen:
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UNRWA acknowledged today that the leader of Hamas in Lebanon was on its payroll.
The Gazans we spoke to are not surprised.
Watch them explain how UNRWA works hand in glove with Hamas.
Gazans explain how UNRWA
—Colludes with Hamas;
—Represses Palestinians who oppose Hamas;
—Diverts humanitarian aid.
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"Hamas said, 'Girls shouldn’t be singing. You need to leave that behind, go to the mosques, and read Qur’an.' They issued a warning: 'If you keep dancing, you’ll go to prison.’”
This Gazan woman dreamt of becoming an artist. Hamas threatened to jail her if she tried.
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia says its attacks on Red Sea shipping target Israel. But the real victims are Egyptian civilians — and we found less support for the Houthis in Cairo than on some U.S. college campuses.
Watch Egyptians explain — and learn more here:
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Remember Moumen Al-Natour, co-organizer of Gaza’s 2019 anti-Hamas protests and founder of Palestinian Youth for Development?
Moumen continues his work, taking a small but powerful stand by feeding Gazans in need and spreading his vision: a civil and tolerant Gaza.
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"The media outlets are working for Hamas."
"Al-Jazeera, Al-Mayadeen...and many others depict Hamas as heroes."
"They tell the media they’re capable of all this destruction when they can't even feed their population."
Gazans accuse Hamas of media manipulation.
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مواطنة فلسطينية في غزة:
"إنهاء حركة حماس صار مطلباً جماهيرياً شعبياً غزاوياً بحتا."
تسعى حماس إلى فرض تعتيم إعلامي على غزة, ونحن نخترقه.
@TheFP
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"Is this a city or a military barracks? Gaza is a city. Yet [Hamas] penetrated it down to the walls, the billboards, even the odor. The city has taken on a vibe of backwardness, inhumanity, and militarism."
We interview Gazan civilians. LIsten to their voices.
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In a groundbreaking initiative, anti-Hamas Gazans call on five Western parliaments to support “islands” of self-rule
— and reallocate UNRWA aid to fund them.
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1/5 Whatever UNRWA's future in Gaza, most of its teachers will teach again when schools re-open. So if you’re concerned about ongoing Hamas indoctrination, this
@unwatch
report should trouble you.
But it should also raise new questions. Thread 🧵:
BREAKING: A Telegram group of 3,000 UNRWA teachers in Gaza celebrates the Hamas massacre of October 7th, praises the murderers and rapists as “heroes,” and gleefully shares photos of dead or captured Israelis and urges the execution of hostages.
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At “pro-Palestine” rallies across the world, Hamas is lauded as “resistance.”
But Palestinians who actually live under Hamas rule detest Hamas for stealing aid money and dragging Gaza into endless wars against their will.
As Omar puts it, “They exploit us under the pretext of
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Introducing Hezbollah’s Hostages–
@peacecomcenter
's docuseries about Hezbollah’s war on the region, told by Arabs against its rule. The voices you hear are theirs–animated to protect their identities. Presented by
@thefp
Watch the trailer:
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We talk to Gazans all day, every day.
What do they share behind closed doors?
The answer might surprise you.
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“When the fighting stops, the success of any post-Hamas administration will depend on whether it attracts Gazans like Moumen Al Natour to step up and play a role.”
-CPC’s
@josephbraude
on Gazan trailblazer and anti-Hamas activist Moumen Al-Natour.
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”غالبية الغزاويين لا تريد أن تحكمها حماس لأنها تسرق السكان وتبدأ حروباً لا يمكن أن تنتصر فيها وتترك المدنيين يعانون من الخسائر, في حين يعيش قادتها في الرخاء في تركيا وقطر.“
- جوزيف براودي, رئيس مركز إتصالات السلام (
@peacecomcenter
), في حديثه حول مسلسل ”أصوات من غزة“, المنشور
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As Hamas drags Gaza yet again into war, Gazans like Omar hold Hamas responsible for "getting Palestinians killed over and over again, for nothing."
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Gazans want their voices to be heard. Hamas doesn't.
Days after we launched a platform for ordinary Palestinians to expose Hamas abuses, it was swarmed by pro-Hamas accounts.
Row upon row of pro-Hamas attacks, all identical, posted simultaneously.
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"The majority of Gazans don't want to be ruled by Hamas. It steals from the population. It starts wars it can't win and leaves civilians to suffer the casualties. And their leaders live in wealth in Qatar and Turkey. But nobody can speak out."
—CPC President
@josephbraude
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A message to Hamas, from a young Gazan civilian:
"If you aren't capable of managing this conflict and building the country, then you must relinquish control and hand it over to our energetic and creative young people in Gaza who can change things for the better."
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"Hamas tells the world Gazans are starving -- while inside Gaza, it brags of abundance."
What a Hamas video from Gazan markets reveals about aid and Gaza's future.
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The Lebanese people are fed up with Hezbollah — but need substantial international support in order to do something about it. 🧵
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Hamas is "not much different than an occupation," says Majed, a Palestinian in Gaza. During the 2018-'19 border protests, Hamas "manipulated" protesters into a confrontation that got hundreds killed. "And no one knows for what."
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@TheFP
.
@AUBlebanon
's
@Makramrabah
explains why feminist and LGBT activists who raise Hamas and Hezbollah banners must listen to the story of Alya, the first victim of Hezbollah's sex trafficking operations ever to come forward.
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1/2: "There’s nepotism in everything here. If you want to pay your electric bill to the city, you need connections to avoid being overcharged."
Before the war, Hamas authorities bilked this family beyond its means because the father was a guest worker in Israel.
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سألنا مواطناً غزياً في خان يونس إذا كان هناك أي شخص في غزة يدعم الحملة الإسرائيلية لخلع حماس؟
"مين اللي قتل أخوي قدّام عيني؟ مش اليهود. حماس."
@TheFP
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BDS preaches endless war from the safety of the West.
But the Palestinians in Gaza who have actually endured four wars have had enough.
Their voices deserve to be heard too.
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Hamas has placed Palestinians in Gaza under a communications blockade. Through "Whispered in Gaza," we help them breach it -- in partnership with
@AlArabiya
,
@KayhanLondon
,
@TimesofIsrael
,
@TimesofIsraelFR
,
@infobae
, and
@recordtvoficial
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Hamas takes a Muslim cleric hostage, a critic of Hamas flees Egypt — and an approach to de-radicalize Gazan institutions.
Read about all this and more in our first newsletter:
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Hamas has zero tolerance for free discussion — even in therapy.
This Gazan woman kept a private counseling practice for women in her house. Hamas shut it down by storming her home, and killed her 1-year-old nephew.
Listen to her story:
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"Lebanon first!" That's how civilians across the war-torn country tell Hezbollah to stop making war on behalf of Iran.
@JusoorNews
reports from Beirut.
Watch:
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Watch Chinese nine-year-olds sing "Let it Go" in Arabic — then read our newsletter to discover how Beijing turns Mideast public opinion against the U.S. and its allies, from TV to Tiktok.
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@GlitterGift
@TheFP
@ofirgendelman
All raw footage from Whispered in Gaza was shared with Al-Arabiya, Times of Israel, and Arab News, each of which affirmed having confirmed speakers' identities and authenticated the testimony.
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When the media portrays Gazans as favoring Hamas war and terrorism, says Yasmin, they aid and abet Hamas. Meanwhile, Gazans themselves are "forbidden to say we don't want war ... [and] if you do, you're branded a traitor."
#WhisperedinGaza
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WATCH: Lebanese protests before a Hezbollah crackdown, 2019.
READ: Shi’ites stand up to Hezbollah, Hamas frees a dissident imam, and calls to de-radicalize Gaza face an acid test. All in our latest newsletter:
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The real victims of Iran's proxy war include Yemeni fishermen in the world's most dangerous ocean:
"If you survive the Houthi mines, you have the American and British warplanes. There's no fish to eat, none to export, and nobody to buy from us."
@JusoorNews
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"They’re in their bunkers, their hideouts, but we have to bear the brunt, and at the end they tell us it’s a victory. Where’s the victory?"
Gazan civilians expose life under Hamas. Listen.
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As civil war lays the third largest country in Africa to waste, Sudanese ask why the world is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza but not Sudan.
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Palestinians in Gaza are planning for a post-Hamas future, says CPC President
@josephbraude
, with
@ambdennisross
on MSNBC's
@mitchellreports
.
Features scenes from "Whispered in Gaza" as well as "Voices from Gaza," our new partnership with
@TheFP
.
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No Western media are able to report from Gaza right now, while Arab outlets like Al-Jazeera paint a false picture. That's why our series "Voices from Gaza" is crucial.
@TimesofIsrael
interviews
@josephbraude
on our work and partnership with
@TheFP
:
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Maha once aspired to be a journalist in her native Gaza, but no longer tries. First her Facebook page was taken down. Then Hamas told her, “If you don’t stop, something bad might happen to your family.”
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(2/9) From the Times: “Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians.”
Watch Rana explain why Hamas needs one.
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Iraqis against Hamas.
"We stand on Israel's side in this war, and view Israel's evacuation of civilians and pre-warning them as evidence of their adherence to international law."
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"Israel, we had a period of peace with them; can’t say we didn’t. In the '90s, there was life, there was calm, there was relaxation. You could breathe. You could live."
"Now, there’s nothing."
Listen to unheard testimony from Gazan civilians:
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While Western media declared the region "overtaken by outrage" at Nasrallah's death, millions of Arabs were celebrating it. Hear from them directly in this edition of The Peacecomms Newsletter.
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"A clandestine network of Gazan dissidents stands ready to challenge Hamas from within. Israel must now give them the tools they need to mount this challenge."
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Fatima’s brother used to work as a street vendor, but Hamas police in Gaza jailed him for refusing to pay them off. He had to flee, she says, like thousands of others like him.
#Whispered_in_Gaza
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We asked Gazans, what happens when you protest Hamas?
One young woman told us that after joining a demonstration, Hamas enforcers raided her home and arrested her family for "serving a foreign agenda."
"Our crime was wanting to live," she said.
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(3/9) NYT: “The documents show that Hamas leaders, despite claiming to represent the people of Gaza, would not tolerate even a whiff of dissent.”
Even Facebook isn’t safe. Just ask Ahmed:
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"After Hamas killed my brother, we claimed his body and tried to pray for him. Hamas locked off the mosque with chains.
... And they call themselves Muslims."
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By now you've seen our interviews with Gazan civilians exposing life under Hamas.
But that's just a drop in the ocean of our work.
Subscribe here for more extraordinary stories about people across the region who are struggling for a better future:
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Lebanon's anti-normalization laws serve Hezbollah as a tool of repression and drive a wedge between the country and its diaspora. A new paper by
@peacecomcenter
's Alliance for Lebanon outlines a strategy to address the problem.
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"We refuse to be silent any longer" — Dr. Sahr al-Ta'i Calls for Iraqi-Israeli Peace at the
#Erbil_Conference
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Mariam, a professional dancer, believes in the power of art to improve the world. After Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, they told her to stop dancing -- and when she refused, they began to threaten her family.
#Whispered_in_Gaza
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Why did Hamas destroy this woman’s counseling center for women and children? Because, she says, they’re afraid that women talking to other women will spark a protest movement.
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"Palestine is our cause and a just one, but that doesn't mean you should keep getting Palestinians killed, again and again, without any result."
#Whispered_in_Gaza
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(4/9) NYT: “Some slides… discussed ways to stamp out protests, including the “We Want to Live” demonstrations last year that criticized power shortages and the cost of living.”
Walid, a protest veteran, described how he was punished:
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Proud to have hosted Israel's
@YKleinHalevi
, Egypt's
@Nervana_1
, Lebanon's
@hahussain
, Iran's
@RoyaTheWriter
, and Kurdistan's Rebar Abdallah in a meaningful live discussion on building empathy across barriers of conflict region-wide. Video and report:
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(5/9) NYT: “If you’re not with them, you become an atheist, an infidel and a sinner,” Mr. Fasfous said.
Safa, a photojournalist, learned that merely pointing a camera at Hamas constitutes “Zionism.” Watch:
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برادرِ فاطمه یک دستفروش بود اما پلیس حماس در غزه او را به دلیل امتناع از پرداخت پولِ زور به آنها زندانی کرد. به گفتهی فاطمه او مجبور شد مانند هزاران نفر دیگر فرار کند.
#شنیدههایی_از_غزه
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(6/9) NYT: “The General Security Service, the files show, also tried to enforce a conservative social order.”
Lubna faced punishment just for holding hands with her boyfriend.
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Billions in foreign aid have poured into Gaza. But as far as Isma’il is concerned, the sea might as well have swallowed it. “Gaza is like the Bermuda Triangle,” he says. “Everything that enters, vanishes.”
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(9/9) What is all this repression ultimately for? To hide one simple truth:
“The wars that happen in Gaza are waged by the Hamas government for political aims that serve them alone.”
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