NBC - How Hamas leader stays one step ahead of Israeli military.

[wnylib]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-stays-one-step-ahead-israeli-military-rcna135308

[yagotme]

1. For those who don't believe that Hamas kills their own:

Sinwar joined Hamas after it was founded in 1987. In 1989, he was imprisoned in Israel for plotting to kill two Israeli soldiers and admitting to killing a group of Palestinians he believed were collaborating. He served 22 years of a life sentence when he was released in 2011 as part of a deal Netanyahu made to free 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who Hamas held captive in Gaza for five years.

[wnylib]

8. Have you ever seen a video featuring the son of a Hamas cofounder?

He calls himself Son of Hamas. His name is Masab Hassan Yousef.

He was raised to be a Hamas operative. He tells about seeing the murders of Hamas members suspected of being collaborstors and says that's when he began to doubt how he was raised.

He has since left Hamas, which means also having no family connections any more. He's now an outspoken critic of Hamas and supporter of Israel.

[Cha]

9. Wow.. I had never heard that.. TY.

A wonder he's still alive to tell about it.

[LeftInTX]

11. He's alive and well and living in the US...He's more pro-Israel than all of us here on DU...LOL

https://twitter.com/MosabHasanYOSEF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Cha]

12. Thank You for this, LeftinTX! Just Whoa!

Link to tweet

And such truth coming from the son of one of the Hamas Terrorist org.

Masab Hassan Yousef. doesn't think they're "freedom Fighters".

The warriors on the ground have been fighting a deadly fight and we must give them the necessary cover until total victory over the demons of Allah.

The false narrative is the root cause of the Middle East conflict, counter it with might, don't let it spread, it is more dangerous than a mass destruction weapon.

[yagotme]

13. No, but since you mentioned it, I vaguely recall hearing about it. nt

[JustAnotherGen]

2. A few snips from the article Re: Sinwar

Israel has floated an offer to allow for the safe passage of Sinwar and other Hamas leaders out of Gaza in exchange for the release of all the remaining hostages. Negotiations are ongoing but no such deal is imminent, according to sources familiar with the talks.

Two other former Israeli officials said Sinwar has three interests: his own survival, Hamas’ organizational continuity, and a role in the future leadership of Gaza. “They did Oct. 7 as a step toward their goal,” said a former Israeli official who believes that Sinwar hopes to survive.

The Israeli hunt for Sinwar is playing out as multiple countries, including the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, engage in high-stakes talks aimed at finding an off-ramp for the conflict. Hamas has demanded that Israel permanently halt its offensive before any hostages are released, a demand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected and said would endanger Israelis.

Jacob Nagel, who served as Netanyahu's national security adviser from 2016-2017, predicted that Sinwar will never give up all of his captives. “He’ll keep some of the hostages forever because this will be his insurance policy that no one will kill him,” said Nagel, who is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

And based upon the assessment of how many of the 130+ hostages has now dropped to ~ 98 . . . Sinwar has fewer human beings to leverage for his own selfish ends.

[wnylib]

4. One of the many disturbing parts of this analysis

is how Hamas is trying to gain a role in the establishment of a Palestinian state. That is why Biden has not endorsed current demands for immediate recognition of Palestine. Biden has rightly stated that there are further negotiations necessary before that recognition can be granted.

[wnylib]

7. Thanks for posting those excerpts.

I can't copy and post large blocks on my phone.

[Cha]

10. TY for those snips, Gen

[BannonsLiver]

3. "Freedom fighters just like Mandela"

[wnylib]

6. And so many people have bought into that comparison

based on Palestinian spin in the US that comes from a well funded, longstanding lobbyist and public relations organization, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, aka USCPR.

[betsuni]

5. K&R