“Al Jazeera did not want to speak with us, because we challenge their narrative that Hamas is the resistance… People really like this polarization where Israel is portrayed as the occupier and Palestinians as freedom fighters, but it’s not true. Hamas does not really want peace or prosperity. It is a terrorist group run by fundamentalists who will destroy everyone and everything.” That's a quote from Bashir Ziyadne, 28, an Israeli Bedouin from Southern Israel, who has spent the last eight months campaigning for the release of his relatives held hostage in Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians understand the threat posed by Hamas because we live with the consequences of their power every day. When will the world actually listen to us instead of the propaganda?
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