Do you condemn Hamas?

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"Do you condemn Hamas?" is a binary question that has been widespread in formal and informal debates concerning the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with regard to the Palestinian political and military organization that rose to power as the Gaza Strip government in 2007. Since 2010, pro-Israeli advocates, as well as several news or media personalities, have often directed the question at pro-Palestinian advocate, typically (but not exclusively) in response to criticism of Israel. While it was present for a decade beforehand, it was not until after the October 7 attacks in 2023 that the question became ubiquitous in international political discussions about the ensuing Gaza war, particularly saturating Western media and eventually becoming an Internet meme among its critics. Critics have said that the question minimizes Palestinian suffering, or that supporters of Israel have used the question as a rhetorical tool to absolve Israel or stifle critique of it, or that it is a smear tactic to degrade...

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