Fatah is right – Hamas is to blame for the war in Gaza
'Did Hamas consult the Palestinian leadership… when it made its decision to carry out the "adventure" of last 7 October, which led to a catastrophe more horrific and crueller than the Nakba of 1948?' uch. And it gets harsher. 'Those who were responsible for the return of the occupation to the Gaza Strip and [who] caused the Nakba which our Palestinian people live… have no right to dictate national priorities', Fatah fumed. There it is, the R-word – Hamas is responsible for the present disaster in Gaza. It's a significant moment. As the Jerusalem Post says, this marks the 'first time in which a formal Palestinian voice has blamed Hamas for the disastrous outcomes of the 7 October massacre'.
The people who lose out are the people of Gaza, who are suffering terribly in a war Hamas started and which it refuses to end by returning the hostages and surrendering to Israel. It seems both Hamas and its woke absolvers are content to see Gazans sacrificed to their own vanity. After all, what are a few thousand dead Palestinians in contrast with Hamas feeling important and the West's bored bourgeoisie getting to puff themselves up as saviours of the world from the menace of the Jewish State? Those who pose as blameless so often bear the most blame.