TL;DR Israel began a program in 1967 of supporting Islamist orgs in order to steer Palestinians away from secular left-wing orgs like Fatah and the PLO. They even gave those orgs money. Out of this, Hamas was created.
TL;DR Israel began a program in 1967 of supporting Islamist orgs in order to steer Palestinians away from secular left-wing orgs like Fatah and the PLO. They even gave those orgs money. Out of this, Hamas was created.
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