A new series that looks to destroy the myths around Israel and Palestine, and respond to popular talking points on the media.

The first part of the series looks at 10 myths around Hamas, and everything that media is getting wrong about the issue.

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Sources (Agree to Disagree with us, you have to acknowledge we put in a lot of effort into our videos, and we make sure we are honest about our work, and our sources, I don't know any other channel you puts us this much work in being this transparent about their sources and puts them out like this)

Books:

1.Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

2. Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel's Assaults on Gaza by Norm Finkelstein

3. Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo by Seth Anziska

4. Hamas: Political Thought and Practice by Hroub, Khaled

Documentaries:

1. Born in Gaza (2014)

2. Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019)

Papers:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00335630500157516

Reports:

1. Amnesty International - Operation Cast Led

https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mde150212009eng.pdf

2. Amnesty International - Operation Protective Edge

https://amnesty.org.uk/gaza-operation-protective-edge

3. Human Rights Watch on Israel's Apartheid:

https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution

4. Amnesty International:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/

5. Amnesty International:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mde150212009eng.pdf

6. Amnesty International:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mde151432002en.pdf

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:14 Myth 1: Israel-Palestine is Complicated

3:54 Myth 2: Hamas started the war on October 7th

12:00 Talking Point: Do you condemn Hamas?

16:18 Israel’s Playbook

17:45 Myth 4: This is about Hamas

20:41 What even is Hamas?

23:54 Myth 6: Hamas is ISIS

25:05 Myth 7: Hamas cannot be Trusted

27:15 The Hamas Charter

29:30 Myth 9: The people of Gaza are responsible for Hamas

31:00 Myth 10: Human Shields