Hamas: How Israel created its own nemesis w/Paola Caridi | The Chris Hedges Report

Hamas, like all resistance groups, from the African National Congress to The Irish Republic Army, are as demonized as they are misunderstood. Hamas is a religious, nationalist political movement. It is not, despite what Israel and Washington say, a terrorist organization—although, like most resistance groups (including the Jewish militias that created the state of Israel), it has used terrorism as a tactic. Because those on the outside do not understand what went into making Hamas—the steady drip of humiliation, violence, and impoverishment that define Israel’s Occupation of the Palestinians—Hamas and its ideology appears incomprehensible. But from the Palestinian perspective, Israel has left the Palestinians with no other choice. Journalist and historian Paola Caridi, author of "Hamas: From Resistance to Regime," joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the roots and nature of Hamas, and what we miss when we unthinkingly cast Hamas as nothing more than a terrorist organization.

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[arnystieber]

I was in the Army, infantry in the U.S. war against the people of Viet Nam. Many years later I learned that the Vietnamese people had been resisting occupations by many countries for hundreds of years. Imperial powers are led by people who are “certain” that they can take over another peoples and then everything will be fine. Resistance is key to the survival of humanity. NEVER STOP RESISTING!

[tursiyamtursiyam]

The question is why every upload about Gaza Palestine is always Israel afraid that the whole world will know about Israel's atrocities against the people of Gaza...

[yvwkgwu]

I will never get over in fact this genocide is being carried out by the ancestors of the Holocaust victims.

[Elizadoolittle]

Irish here..grew up in the 80s watching bombs go off and people being reported shot on my tv every week. I was very young...I never supported innocent people being killed and grew up thinking that the IRA were bad actually. In my adulthood I learned about armed resistance and post- colonialism and what the IRA were fighting for, because you're not taught it in school. It is possible to support the right of a people to armed resistance, whilst not supporting some of their tactics and methods. From what I can see from watching the Al Qassam brigades vids and various military analytic commentary is that Hamas has been executing a much more respectable account of themselves, in respect to their conduct during this conflict, than the Israeli's.

[cheri]

Thank you again, Chris Hedges, for having having Paole Caridi with her book, "Hamas, " on with this discussion this morning.

[halakurshov]

Real journalism. Great guest. A must read!
Free Palestina 🇵🇸

[Gazaforus]

I like when she didn’t describe the attack on the mosque in Hebron as “terrorist” but she said about Hamas attacks many time as “terrorist” and “fascist”… that’s why we will never have equality and peace in the world !

Let’s remember that the first terrors bombing in Palestine was in 1946 when the “ Israeli terrorist militia “ haganah attacked king David hotel and killed 96 people and this was never classified as “terrorist”, the Jewish colonialists of terrorist made hundreds of terror attacked on Palestinians and till today it’s happening

[jbuzquc]

Fighting for justice, equality and freedom is not terrorism at all
As long as there is oppression, occupation, and inequality, there must be resistance. And If you fight for freedom in your own land, you are a freedom fighter #freepalestine🇵🇸

[km_zencat]

Thanks Chris and Paola for the great interview. I wish this content were available to all Americans via the mainstream media. We probably wouldn't be watching this genocide unfold if it were.

[resurrectedone]

"The Zionists as a movement, and then the State of Israel, which emerged from that movement, declared war on the Palestinian people. In that war we saw ethnic cleansing, genocidal policies and a racist apartheid regime" ~ Miko Peled.

[zlshmzh]

People living under colonialist occupation have the right to resist BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. ANY MEANS!

[maryowen]

I am very moved by this profound detailed insight of Hamas and the Palestinian struggle to survive.

[brianferguson]

Repeat a lie often enough and eventually it will become Israel

[hasnaashaalan]

You're the ONLY news organization that truly discussed the history of Ham@$. Thank you so much foe that's

[lesleybetts]

It is so important to have a clear understanding of the history leading to Oct 7th and the horrific, excessive assault on Gaza. Every resistance is labelled "terrorists " until such a time that it suits Western powers to legitimise them in pursuit of their own agenda's. I'm sure that I don't need to provide a list of examples to the viewers of this channel. Great interview, fascinating, educational, and insightful.

[jonathangold]

An incredibly illuminating, and informative interview
with your wonderful guest, Paola Caridi. It was
amazing to listen to two such brilliant scholars
of Middle East History, Chris Hedges and
Paola Caridi, and have them impart their
extensive knowledge, wisdom and insights
about the many complexities and nuances
that encompass the Middle East! I hope you
will invite Paola Caridi back in the future to
further explore this subject matter again.

You and your podcasts are doing an extraordinary
job in enlightening us all about so many of today’s
critically important events!!! Thank you Mr. Hedges,
please keep up the good work!

[smubarik]

Chris Hedges, a living legend, amazing human being, compassionate and caring for a just cause! God bless you!

[gerry]

As an Irish Catholic growing up in N. Ireland during the “troubles”, the Palestinian people have been treated so much worse. I was scared of IRA and horrified every time they killed or bombed innocents. I don’t know much about Hamas just that they were funded by Israel a few years ago.

[denisefrescas]

So I’ve been saying this for six months and I’m 1, 000, 000, 000% correct if we want to stop the slaughter and save the people that are left in Gaza we need to stop the supply chain. How do we do it just like Yemen. Nurses stay home for five days truck driver. Stay home for five days cooks stay home for five days dishwasher stay home for five days. Truck or stay home for five days. Stop the supply chain and Joe Biden will run to Argentina and then Country will come to a halt, and the Ceasefire will start.

[Sana]

Hamas is only a name. Resistance never dies inside and outside Pls. Electronic Intifada, Pls organizing camps in front of politician houses, increase of Pls documentaries are the proof.
IR revolution didn’t happen when its leader was in jail or exiled to neighboring countries like Iraq. It happened when he was exiled to a small village in France. That took the world attention.