Because neither Hamas’s charter or Likud’s for that matter are propaganda pieces aimed at the west, they’re for arabic speakers (or hebrew speakers in the case of Likud) to look at and understand how the organization works and its aims.
Do you think everything foreigners do is a performance for us? When you’re running a local political party, you need to appeal to locals more than anyone else.
Did Israel write their charter in English?
Israel isn’t a party. Likud didn’t though, because their charter isn’t a propaganda piece.
Then why would you bring up Hamas’ charter, or Israel’s press releases?
Because neither Hamas’s charter or Likud’s for that matter are propaganda pieces aimed at the west, they’re for arabic speakers (or hebrew speakers in the case of Likud) to look at and understand how the organization works and its aims.
Do you think they assume that no westerner will ever be able to read them, because they are in some super secret language?
Do you think everything foreigners do is a performance for us? When you’re running a local political party, you need to appeal to locals more than anyone else.
Do you think Hamas cares about its global image?
It does, but to pretend they wrote their charter for you is silly.
Otherwise, they’d have people joining and thinking that’s what they stand for, and even members using the document for guidance.
Do you think they’d risk saying different things in their communication in Arabic?