Understanding Hamas: Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives w/ Tareq Baconi (E83)

This is a conversation with Tareq Baconi, author of the book "Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance" published in 2018.List of topics discussed:How Hamas is often talked aboutContextualising Hamas in recent and ongoing uprisingsHamas and popular protestsThe Great Return MarchHamas and IsraelWestern hypocrisy on Palestinian democracy, with a focus on the EU and the USHamas-Fatah relationsThe horrific costs of the Israeli blockade of GazaHow the Israeli state views HamasHamas breaking out of its 'cage'Does it matter who wins at the Israeli elections?The PA losing legitimacyHamas' authoritarianism in GazaHamas as a democratic movementDifference between party and government in GazaMoving beyond the framework of partition and into colonial and apartheid frameworksRecommended Books:Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza: Engaging the Islamist Social Sector by Sara RoyHamas: A Beginner's Guide by Khaled HroubDecolonizing Palestine: Hamas between the Anticolonial and the Postcolonial by Somdeep Sen