And the Left? There is some romanticization of Hamas, sure, as a resistance
> movement that plays hardball with the Israeli government. That’s
> understandable.
> What’s less understandable is any sort of solidarity between the left and
> the
> Hamas government (see: George Galloway).
>
Having seen Galloway articulate his position on Hamas - namely, that it's none of his business whom the Palestinians choose to represent themselves - a couple of times now, I really have no idea what this is supposed to mean. Nor am I clear on which "romanticization of Hamas" is being criticized. Those who launch such broadsides should really feel obligated to provide some concrete examples of what it is they're opposing.
(And if it seems like I copied and pasted a lot of that from a previous post, I did. To the best of my knowledge, my points have remained unaddressed.)
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."