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Hamas has been severely weakened militarily, but it still maintains a tight grip on Gaza. Aaron David Miller explains how the group holds onto control – and why Palestinians have struggled to challenge their own leaders. Subscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on notifications (🔔): http://www.youtube.com/@GZEROMedia Subscribe to Ian_Bremmer's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Ian_Bremmer Sign up for GZERO's free newsletters on global politics: https://www.gzeromedia.com/subscribe Israel has destroyed much of Hamas’s military infrastructure, but the group remains firmly entrenched in Gaza. Former US Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller says Hamas maintains control through its grip on weapons, humanitarian aid, and the black market, while retaining deep social and religious roots. On GZERO World, Miller asks why there has never been a Palestinian version of the Arab Spring despite decades of authoritarian rule, corruption, and limited political choice. He points to the constraints of Israeli occupation and the difficulty of organizing, as well as a population whose anger is often directed at Israel before its own leadership. The result, he argues, is a Palestinian political system with few viable alternatives to Hamas or the aging Palestinian Authority leadership. Keep up with global news and why it matters. Follow GZERO! X: https://x.com/gzeromedia Instagram: https://instagram.com/gzeromedia PUPPET REGIME on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpuppetregime/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gzeromedia LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gzeromedia Facebook: https://facebook.com/gzeromedia Threads: https://threads.net/@gzeromedia Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gzeromedia.com GZERO World on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gzero-world-with-ian-bremmer/id1294461271 GZERO World on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13QW2sLPCjVbdDE6fmJCNf?si=9d00ce9ed2184c59 GZERO Media, a Eurasia Group company, is a multimedia publisher providing news, insights, and commentary on the events shaping our world. Our properties include GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, our weekly show on US public television; our newsletters GZERO Daily, GZERO AI, GZERO North, and GZERO Daily with Ian Bremmer; our parody series Puppet Regime; our digital video series including Ian Bremmer's Quick Take every week; and the GZERO World Podcast. Our content is free and available at https://www.gzeromedia.com/.