To all, especially those who consider themselves “pro-Palestine” and who liked the Israeli-made documentary film NAZA about the Israeli military’s use of novel AI and technological means for aggressive targeting during the war in Gaza: would you be equally enthusiastic about a Palestinian-made documentary showcasing how Hamas engaged in asymmetric warfare since October 7? Would you give a lengthy standing ovation to a documentary that detailed how the terror group abused civilian infrastructure to hide weaponry, fire projectiles, carry out ambushes, conduct hit-and-run attacks, divert aid, steal supplies, torture Gazans, hide inside schools and hospitals, and ignore Palestinian civilians’ pleas for it not to use their homes, properties, shelter areas, or humanitarian zones for militant activities? Given the danger to the lives of Palestinians who speak openly to cameras, would you be just as embracing, believing, and accepting of Palestinian voices in Gaza who would offer anonymous testimonies for this documentary, given that you’re clearly comfortable with members of the Israeli military offering anonymous testimonies and details about their army’s behavior?
To be clear, this is not a 1-to-1 comparison between the subject of NAZA and this theoretical documentary about Hamas. The point is that I strongly believe there is a greater willingness to believe Israelis when they speak out against their military and government. Could it be that when and if Palestinians do the same about the fascist terrorist group that has ruled them with an iron fist for two decades and led them to mass devastation, they aren’t actually heard? Could it be that, in fact, Israeli voices serve the narrative in ways that are more palatable to "pro-Palestine" Western audiences than actual Palestinians opposed to or living under Hamas?
If you genuinely want to understand how Hamas’s so‑called “resistance” guaranteed Gaza’s devastation after October 7, I will personally be leading an international effort to assemble the talent and resources needed to produce a documentary rooted in Palestinian self‑interest rather than Israeli state narratives and tell the hidden and untold truths regarding this terror “resistance” group.