Decoding Hamas: MEMO in Conversation with Helena Cobban

Read the Middle East Monitor interview with co-author of UNDERSTANDING HAMAS Helena Cobban 

"Western media has often distorted the image of the Palestinian resistance, shaping narratives in a way that harms the fate of Palestinians, but truly understanding Hamas is the only way to have a meaningful conversation on events in the Middle East, the co-author of a book on the movement says."

Cobban unravels the book’s larger purpose and where she and her co-editor, Rami G.Khouri, hope readers take away from it. Far from being a work of advocacy for Hamas, ‘Understanding Hamas’ is a rigorous, research-driven analysis of the group and its motivations.