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The Ogre in the Middle East - 03 Feb 2025 filed by the editor - Opinion

Gaza, Palestine and Israel - 21 Jan 2025 filed by the editor - Opinion

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03 Feb 2025: posted by the editor - Opinion

Benjamin Netanyahu's reference to "victory over Hamas" is the age old story of rewriting history.

Hamas did not exist prior to Israel's illegal annexations and occupations of Palestinian territory - it was born directly as a result of it.

Hamas is not the bad ogre Israeli would like it to be known as. The bad ogre is the repressive circumstances which gave rise to Hamas.

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