What the Hell Is Going on in Gaza?

Episode 7 is the first of five episodes in which we answer some basic questions about Hamas, just as we did for Israel in Part 1. We start with looking back at what path was chosen by Palestinian Arab leaders more than 100 years ago and how that connects to the situation today. Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images

Part 1 concludes in Episode 6 with a final, important question about Israel’s response to the Hamas attack on October 7th. Is what we’re seeing genocide or self-defense? Photo: Sipa USA / Alamy Stock Photo Stock photo of model, used for illustrative purposes only.

In Episode 5, we take up the suggestion that Jews lived peacefully and happily under Arab rule for many centuries. Is this true? Were those centuries of peace or persecution? Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

After examining whether Jews are indigenous to Israel, whether Jews are white colonizers, and whether Israel is an apartheid state, in Episode 4, we look at the very relevant question of whether or not Israel wants peace. Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In Episode 3, we tackle the question of whether Israel is an apartheid state. It’s a claim that has been widely made but what’s the basis for that? Is it true? Photo: Naeblys / Alamy Stock Photo

In Episode 2, we address the question of whether Jews are white colonizers. Really, we examine whether Jews are either of those two things. Photo: Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo