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Steve Brecher's avatar

"Now that Israel is retaliating ..."

I think "retaliating" isn't correct. Israelis have realized that they must, in self defense, eliminate Hamas. Hamas is dedicated to eliminating "infidels" who, by their very existence, stand in the way of an Islamic state -- not just in Palestine, but everywhere.

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Lama Alsaad's avatar

I m gonna begin by saying my comment will not be popular and will probably be attacked. We live in the united of states where free speech is at the forefront so as an American citizen im gonna express my view freely and without censoring i hope or the accusation that its an emotional account.

Here is the other perspective:

Hamas is a byproduct of Israels brutal policies towards Palestinians and to the miserable conditions it forced a whole people to undergo. No excuses. Occupation is no joke and it has consequences. Further we can debate myths who and what all day long, the end result there is an occupied people and their occupation has to end. Period. Thats if we are to continue in freedom and democracy for all citizens of this world. Last i checked, in this country we do. However we clearly only believe it for the few a big shame! Any how, myth or whatever the heck you want to call it. Go ahead get rid of Hamas , ill go along with you in this so called objective logic. then what? As a state, You keep your violent policies toward a whole people, by annihilating them in a very organized manner btw. Whats the end result? Peace for Israel awhile millions of Palestinians continue to live under the occupation? How is peace even possible after so much killing. And the world is supposed to support such agenda? The Israelis are master brains in ensuring the erasure of a whole population. but Palestinians in their long history of occupation and oppression are catching up as well. What you will get in response is more organized resistance which is a very Normal reaction. If Israel thinks itтАЩll easily get rid of the Palestinians and Hamas in a miserable effort to avoid recognizing them as people and to avoid serious effort for coexistence, it will never rest in peace.

How is the state of Israel sustaining on almost every single Israeli being forced to serve in an army? This is a state of army. Nothing more! How is this mentality is to pursue a true path to peace in the region? These are critical questions.

The history over 75 years proved it and will prove it again for the next 75 years. The moe brutality you show the more organized resistance from the indigenous population you will receive. Hamas or not is not the important issue therefore. Occupation is the issue. You can call it emotional, call it objective call it whatever you want, the bottom line Palestinians have a right to self determination and to be recognized as human beings who deserve to live.

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Not so young anymore.'s avatar

Sure. Blame the Jews for October 7. Hamas didnтАЩt really do it. We know what you are. Keep it up.

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Lama Alsaad's avatar

October 7 wouldnтАЩt even to tell it hon. Go face up the real history instead of faking it day and night. Drop the fake propaganda. And i know exactly what you are as well. Definitely not a Jew. A mere zionist. Nothing more. FREE SPEECH. FREE SPEECH.

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ReadingRainbow's avatar

Zionism is the belief that Jews deserve a homeland.

This is a human right enshrined by your dear UN.

Anti-Zionism is saying Jews donтАЩt deserve human rights.

Anti-Zionism is antisemitism.

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Hamas is a byproduct of IsraelтАЩs policies??? Wow. ThatтАЩs a sick stretch.

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Henk B's avatar

Not so sick according to many Israeli officials who came to deplore the Israeli effort to promote (the predecessor of) Hamas to play divide and rule and weaken the PLO and Fatah.

https://youtu.be/o7grSsuFSS0?si=h63Fe0w5Z3qbUhLW (direct Israeli quotes starting at 2.40).

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CJ Lewis's avatar

How is it тАЬoccupationтАЭ when you did not control the land, or you did not own it, or you lost it?

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Peter Halas's avatar

If Israel didnтАЩt have a strong army, thereтАЩd be no Israel.

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Peter Halas's avatar

The problem is that Hamas will not be eliminated. DoesnтАЩt matter how many are eliminated in this conflict, there is a new generation of Hamas coming up behind them. I canтАЩt see an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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