{"id":14843,"date":"2026-10-18T14:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14843"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:06:58","slug":"7-oktober-hamas-mearsheimer-wurzeln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/7-oktober-hamas-mearsheimer-wurzeln\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Mearsheimer &#8211; The Roots of Hamas\u2019s October 7 Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer examines the deeper historical and political causes of Hamas\u2019s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. He traces the story from Israel\u2019s founding, Palestinian displacement and early Zionist debates to the blockade of Gaza and recurring Israeli military operations before 2023. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>Which of these developments does Mearsheimer consider essential to understanding October 7? And how does he assess Hamas\u2019s motives and the question of armed resistance under international law?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>This video was produced by John Mearsheimer and published on their YouTube channel on the 13th of October, 2026. We have translated it into German and are republishing it today to help build opinion on this issue in Germany and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>To read the transcript of the interview:<strong><strong><strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Why-Hamas-Really-Attacked-Israel-on-Oct.-7-_-Episode-12.docx.pdf\">Prof. Mearsheimer &#8211; The Roots of Hamas\u2019s October 7 Attack<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>We are transitioning away from YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to the following channels to stay updated with our journalism:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>\u25ba<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/c\/acTVismMunich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;RUMBLE<\/a><br>\u25ba&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/acTVismMunich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TELEGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO: <strong><strong>Prof. Mearsheimer &#8211; The Roots of Hamas\u2019s October 7 Attack<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Hamas Really Attacked Israel on Oct. 7 | Episode 12\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pY5waRJF-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>About our import program: In this program, we publish content from external authors, activists and journalists. 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The content does not necessarily reflect acTVism Munich\u2019s own editorial stance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center pb-3 sal\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT JOHN MEARSHEIMER<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. He graduated from West Point in 1970 and then served five years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He then started graduate school in political science at Cornell University in 1975. He received his Ph.D. in 1980. He spent the 1979-1980 academic year as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, and was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University\u2019s Center for International Affairs from 1980 to 1982. During the 1998-1999 academic year, he was the Whitney H. 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