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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the late 1980s, Yassin's network would evolve into the armed Islamist and nationalist group Hamas. Former Israeli officials have openly acknowledged Israel's role in providing funding and assistance to Yassin's network as a means of undermining the secular, left-wing Palestinian factions that made up the PLO.

Yassin was a blind quadriplegic sheik who couldn’t even read. How the heck did his group (Hamas) grow? Israel funded it[/quote]
Initially, it was a divide and conquer tactic to weaken the PLO. The PLO was waging a terror campaign against Israel at the time, so Israel encouraged the creation of a few alternatives who might be more cooperative with Israel. The Yassin network was one of them.

There was no indication at the time that this network would later form into the violent Hamas. Yassin was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Muslim Brotherhood abandoned the use of violence in the 70s, which is about the time Israel was supporting the network.

People are also ignoring Iran’s role in shaping all this. Iran gave Hamas about 70 million to 100 million a year, and as of 2023 gave them 350 million a year. Dwarfs anything Israel ever did for Hamas.

Hamas wouldn’t be who they are today without Iran, and people who are saying “follow the money” should be looking at Iran instead. They are the biggest backers and supporters of Hamas, and they do it intentionally to antagonize Israel.[/quote]

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