Alon,
- In the #Israel hashtag, I'm seeing people repeat a conspiracy theory about Israel and Hamas. So, here's the history: in the 1980s, most global terrorism was far left, inspired by the Soviet model or directly funded by the USSR: Fatah, the IRA, Carlos the Jackal, etc. A belief emerged in the West that trad-religious groups would not do this and strengthening religious institutions would block terrorism. In MENA it meant they looked favorably on Islamists, figuring they were less violent.