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Why do I have to pick from your two options? Who knows what possibilities lie ahead given enough time. > Hamas was democratically elected in Gaza, like it or n
by mikevm 5y ago
Why do I have to pick from your two options? Who knows what possibilities lie ahead given enough time.
> Hamas was democratically elected in Gaza, like it or not. (I don't, I see them as essentially right wing nationalists. I see them maintaining power even more the hard Israel strikes Gaza.
Sorry, but what do you expect Israel to do here? Hamas shells Israel continuously, it's easy for outsiders to virtue signal and tell Israel not to attack back, but they would've done 10 times worse.
> It's the unfortunate result of squashing 2 million people into a giant prison camp where the passage of products and people requires the approval of an outside entity.)
Why is it when people bring up the "blockade" of Gaza they always conveniently forget that Gaza is also bordered by Egypt, who are also cutting them off, yet no one ever blames their "brothers" and yet expects Israel to open up the border.
- aszen 5y agoIt's important to note that Egypt is also run by an autocratic regime which is fearful of the influence of hamas and other revolutionary parties like Muslim brotherhood. I think Israel for all their supposed military intelligence is thinking extremely short sighted, ultimately it's best for them that they make peace with the people around them by giving them equal rights and not provoking them by stealing their land. In the decades to come, the political situation can change dramatically in the middle East and Israel may find itself among Arab countries that are no longer monarchies and won't ignore the Palestinian situation