Hamas is but one iteration of a predictable and foretold resistance.

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7. Why is that though?

What gives rise to oppressive regimes? Is it poor education or lack of economic opportunity? Or is it simply evil people in positions of power moving pawns around a board?

Or could it be because of western political intervention that has failed to recognize the culture of a region that has historically been tribal or or in other cases ruled by a monarch of sorts? Is this culture/region capable of thriving in a western style democracy?

The US in particular is unique in that we have never really had to contend with a hostile neighbor. We are protected by two expanses of water that shield us from invaders. I think that has given us a distorted view of how other regions of the world deal with geo-political tensions.

I just don't really know...