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While Arab States Stay Silent, Palestinians Voice Support for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro After U.S. 'Thuggery'
The vast majority of Arab states have not commented on the U.S. strikes in Venezuela, but Hamas and Hezbollah condemned them. On social media, Palestinians rallied around captured President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime supporter of the Palestinian cause
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Nagham Zbeedat
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January 04, 2026
Arab governments largely refrained from issuing official statements clarifying their positions following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela on Saturday, while political movements and public figures across the Arab world moved quickly to denounce what they described as a violation of sovereignty and international law.
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Ellizza • 07.01.2026 | 13:45
This is the dilemma of support for Palestinians, the Palestinian themselves have no strategy, even no political idea than getting rid of Israel. There is any partner welcome, he only has to provide money, hosts their leaders and to be "pro Palestine" in the UN. Fact is Palestinians have no relation to Iranians, they hate them, just as they hate Kurds (what have the Kurds done to them?) Ottoman christian Arab in Lateinamerica are in No relation to sunni Islamic Palestinian organisation. Why should they have good relationship to their murderers and oppressors? And socialism and islamism don't share values, they are both ideologies, which do not allowed a second ideology along themselves
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Sharon • 05.01.2026 | 19:55
Maduro was a nightmare; tanked the Venezuelan economy, caused one million or so citizens to flee to other countries. But Trump is definitely not the answer. He probably just wants to get his hands on their oil. Palestinians approving of Maduro because he supported attacks on Israel shows badly skewed priorities and isn't a good omen for the future of Israel-Palestine
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Lily PortlandSharon • 06.01.2026 | 08:17
I am always deeply suspicious of claims about the Palestinians participating in polls. How could they possibly participate in surveys and polls while they are running for their lives, starving to death, being slaughtered by the IDF, and so on? Some sources be nice.
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MoSharon • 06.01.2026 | 11:14
Let's get the facts straight. U.S. and Western sanctions are what tanked Venezuela's economy. You can't deliberately set a country up for failure and then blame its collapse solely on its government. The collective punishment the West imposes in the name of hegemony is as cruel—if not more so—than the dictatorships it claims to oppose. The truth is, the West doesn't care about those populations; it cares about controlling resources and maintaining global dominance.
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Ellizza @sharonSharon • 07.01.2026 | 14:01
Over 7 Million Venezuelans left Venezuela! You find them right now in all Latin American states and their main dream is to settle down in the USA along with the Haitians and Cubans, and Haiti is a failed state at all,
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Khayim Eliyahu05.01.2026 | 19:29
Stop personalizing every geostrategical moments. One doesn't need to support Maduro to be horrified by the US military intervention in another sovereign country and the kidnapping of its head of state.
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Nicole • 05.01.2026 | 13:07
So, It is not the Palestinians but Hamas's voices on the networks. They are doing their job. But, yours is not done well. The networks are drowned with Hamas's positions. That is their fonction....
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Jacee05.01.2026 | 12:05
' While Arab States Stay Silent, Palestinians Voice Support for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro After U.S. 'Thuggery' '
Are these first few days of 2026 shaping up to the very real prospect of ' living in interesting times ', ones that may well dominate how the rest of the year becomes even more ' interesting ' as it moves us all into a far more uncertain future than that experienced at any other time in recent history?
Then such times may be ripe for the introduction of a universally agreed control mechanism, its function to regulate the increasingly erratic movements of events still very much beyond humanity's power to direct and influence
Laxiankey.com - " If we would will the end, then we must also will the means. "
( Albert Einstein )
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Oli • 05.01.2026 | 12:00
What fascinates me, is how Hamas, Russia and other regimes use values like "law", "fairness", "freedom" for their purpose, while being completely the opposite of those. Historians would comment that nihil novi.
You can blame US for violating "international law", but they played "Dirty Harry" card, which still will bring prosperity for both countries. Trump should comment this as "properly executed special operation in Venezuela" without loosing million of soldiers, all equipment and turning all world against them.
The international law, UN and other "justice" organisations were rotten to the core, and become a household full of evil clowns. Follow the advice by Pink what to do.
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Bye bye Maduro • 05.01.2026 | 11:32
Now all the axis of evil, including Iran, China, Russia and proxies Hamas, Hezballah, Islamic Jihad, and Co have to get it as is takes. Good luck, sweeties!
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jamespirc • 05.01.2026 | 09:44
Amusingly I was in favor of actions to bring about regime change in Venezuela when Chavez stole his first election. I will admit that that desire was reinforced by the fact that Chavez was a repressive socialist, but I would have still favored it if he had been another right wing dictator.
My problem is how Trump did it without following American law and the Constitution and because I don't believe that Trump's motives had anything to do with freeing Venezuelans from a dictatorship.
Maduro was just as much a dictator during Trump's first term in office and Trump effectively did nothing.
On the other hand I also believe that Chavez and Maduro were as sincere in their support of Palestinians as Trump is in his support of democracy in Venezuela (or Iran).
Chavez and Maduro ran Venezuela into the ground. Chavez is dead and removing Maduro gives some room for hope. But with America , per Trump, in control of Venezuela we have at the helm a reality show business tycoon noted for bankruptcies.
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Umm Nawasjamespirc • 05.01.2026 | 16:52
And known for avoidance of military service at a time when young men of his age cohort were being drafted.
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Maduro lovers • 05.01.2026 | 09:21
Send them there, to Venezuela.
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Palestinans have • 05.01.2026 | 06:04
no problem supporting a dictator. Odd that commenters think Palestinians would not do the same in a one state solution in which they were a majority.
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Sheldon RanzPalestinans have • 05.01.2026 | 08:32
We Jews also have no issue backing dictators, moron.
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Jim HassanPalestinans have • 05.01.2026 | 12:11
Well, Israelis have no problem supporting Occupation and war crimes. Don't lecture us please. Thank you
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OliJim Hassan • 05.01.2026 | 13:10
There is no occupation by Israel only disputed territory, stop repeating lies, as well no proofs for war crimes. What Palestinian did to Israeli people over all these years is beyond imaginable cruelty and hypocrisy, using own civilians including children as shields and martyrs.
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Jim HassanOli • 05.01.2026 | 14:07
The so called "Oli" has no problem supporting occupation and war crimes. No surprise here.
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