Against this backdrop, it becomes essential to engage in a discussion about Hamas and broader Palestinian resistance movements. Likewise, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, in a resolution supported by 86% of its voting members, affirmed that the events in Gaza constitute genocide. If anti-colonial resistance is recognized and accepted worldwide, then why is Palestinian resistance not afforded the same legitimacy? Within this liberal framing, Palestinian resistance, particularly armed resistance led by groups such as Hamas, is often demonized or dismissed. Palestinian resistance movements arise as a response to Israel’s settler colonialism with the intensity of resistance often mirroring the severity of oppression.