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Palestinians call it 'resistance.' It looks a lot like extortion.

JL;DR SUMMARY The article argues that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is exacerbated by Hamas exploiting aid meant for civilians. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaMiddle EastHuman RightsPalestinian AuthorityHumanitarian CrisisNgosBlockadeWestern Activism

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Lets start with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza yes, its real."
Israel
"Aid that enters Gaza gets stolen, repurposed, resold, and used to rearm terrorists. And yet, Israel is somehow blamed for not letting unlimited aid through to the very regime that orchestrated the October 7th massacre and continues to hold hostages and launch rockets indiscriminately at Israeli population centers."
Jerusalem, Israel
"And while Islamist terrorists roam free, literary awards are handed to their apologists. Case in point: Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet living in the U.S. who has downplayed the murder of Israeli hostages and defamed survivors like Emily Damari."
United States
"And then comes one of the most disgraceful developments yet: This week, a U.S. federal judge said there was reason to believe that a U.S.-based nonprofit knowingly employed a man (Abdallah Aljamal) who held Israeli hostages in Gaza and had affiliations with Hamas."
Holy See (Vatican City State)
"And lets not forget the Vaticans newest PR blunder: Pope Leo XIV received Abbas warmly, calling for Palestinian liberty while seemingly unaware that Abbas runs a kleptocracy where freedom is a punchline and elections are a distant memory."

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