John Aziz nailing it on Twitter:

‘If you believe that the only reason a jihadist terror group (Hamas) has control of Gaza is military occupation of Palestine by Israel, then you need to look around the Middle East and ask yourself:

Why did a jihadist terror group (Houthis) also take over Yemen?

Why did a jihadist terror group (IRGC) also take over Iran/Persia?

Why did a jihadist terror group (Taliban) take over Afghanistan?

Why did a jihadist terror group (ISIS) take over large parts of Iraq and Syria?

Why did a jihadist terror group (Boko Haram) take over parts of Nigeria?

Why did a jihadist terror group (Janjaweed) take over large parts of Sudan and Chad?

Why did a jihadist terror group (Al Shabaab) take over parts of Somalia?

Why did a jihadist terror group (Hezbollah) take over large parts of Lebanon and then expand its activities and control even after Israel left Lebanon?

Seems to me like Hamas is part of a larger problem of jihadism that exists all across the Middle East.’

I’d also add that it doesn’t only exist in the Middle East, we’ve been forced to watch it spread across the west in recent decades as well. But the point stands.

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