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Gaza Protest Movement Maintaining Momentum on Social Media
(Times of Israel) Gianluca Pacchiani - "People are much more outspoken against Hamas on social media today than they were 10 or five years ago," said Rami Aman, a prominent Gazan critic of Hamas living in Cairo. "If you look at the official social media pages of Hamas and its ministries, you find a plethora of critical comments, with people writing openly from their Facebook accounts, showing their name and profile picture. You will find more positive comments on the Facebook page of the [IDF] 'Coordinator' than on the pages of Hamas." "There is not a single family in Gaza that has not suffered at the hands of Hamas in one way or another, because of arrests or persecution. People are tired of having no opportunities and no way out. The only way to make a decent living is to be affiliated with Hamas. If you want to apply for a government job, you need a letter from your mosque. In the meantime, Hamas leadership live in nice villas, drive expensive cars and eat in fancy restaurants. And the top leaders, of course, don't live in Gaza at all." The current round of popular outrage was sparked by the accidental killing by local authorities of a resident of Khan Younis, Shadi Abu Quta, on July 27. Abu Quta became trapped under a wall of his own house as it was being demolished by a municipal bulldozer.