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		tguvot on Oct 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2006 Palestinian Legislative Election strictly speaking hamas started as muslim charity organization doing social and educational work. hamas now has a couple of wings, political and military. people probably hoped that they will end up with political agenda (which still kinda genocidal towards israel and jews), but they ended up with military wing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007)

dogma1138 on Oct 16, 2023 [–]

I think it’s a stretch calling them a charity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hamas

tguvot on Oct 16, 2023 | [–]

i familiar with history. i mean late 70 early 80. they kinda were. for a while

cpncrunch on Oct 16, 2023 | | [–]

Long before this election though.

tguvot on Oct 16, 2023 | | [–]

they were elected by god /s

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