Is the Western left afraid of talking about Palestinian armed resistance? with Abdaljawad Omar

We were joined by writer and Birzeit University lecturer Abdeljawad Omar to talk about the situation in the West Bank and the resistance across Palestine. Omar spoke about a recent piece he wrote titled, The question of Hamas and the Left, published in Mondoweiss in May. In it, he criticizes the Western left’s tendency to claim solidarity with Palestinians while dismissing or rejecting Hamas as the foremost fighting group of the armed resistance in Gaza. Nora Barrows-Friedman, Asa Winstanley, Ali Abunimah and Jon Elmer of The Electronic Intifada were joined by Abdaljawad Omar live from the occupied West Bank, on the day 285 livestream. You can watch the entire broadcast here: Your gift supports The Electronic Intifada’s independent journalism on Palestine: • Donate by credit card or PayPal via Network for Good: • Donate by credit card, ApplePay or US bank account via Kindful: Gifts are welcome from anywhere and are tax-deductible for US taxpayers as allowed by law. (📸 Steve Bowbrick / APA images) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐚 Visit our website for more reporting: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Soundcloud: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: #TheElectronicIntifada #TheElectronicIntifadaPodcast