Radio War Nerd EP 404 — HAMAS, Pt. 1

Recorded: October 19, 2023 First in our two-part series on HAMAS. In this episode, we go back to the organization's beginnings in Gaza and the Muslim Brotherhood, up through the start of the First Intifada and the first time the HAMAS acronym appears in 1988. FIRST — We discuss some recent events in the Hamas-Israel war, including the propaganda campaigns muddying responsibility for the bombing of the al-Ahli Baptist Hospital. At 48:00 — we begin our discussion of HAMAS's origins in the Nakba, Gaza, and the failure of secular left-nationalist resistance... Books discussed:-Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of the Palestinian Resistance, by Tareq Baconi-Hamas, A Beginner’s Guide, by Khaled Hroub-Gaza under Hamas, by Bjorn Brenner-A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, by Erik Skare Total time: 1:29:47 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! *Buy John Dolan's comic memoir "Pleasant Hell" now available in both audio and ebookformat.