This is the opening to my essay how Israel helped nurture Hamas for its own ends, published in the Observer on 25 May 2025. You can read the full version in the Observer. “They want Hamas to remain in power”, claimed the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after European and Canadian government criticisms of Israel’s actions in Gaza. Many British commentators agree, denouncing the UK government for standing with Hamas. The horror killings of two Jewish Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC added weight to such […]

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