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Why are they calling for a ceasefire instead of for Hamas to surrender?

• actionfromafar 1y ago
  First, maybe they still keep a sliver of hope that the Israeli state will be at least marginally morally superior to a terrorist organization. Second, many do call for Hamas to surrender.
• ImPostingOnHN 1y ago
  because an end to the ethnic cleansing is more important than waiting for surrender, if that's even possible given hamas' disrupted command structure and israel's constant creation of new terrorists a ceasefire provides room for diplomacy that might lead to concessions from both sides for their atrocities, and thus might lead to peace and equality we have seen in the west bank what surrender without a ceasefire or sustainable peace looks like, and it is very bad (see this article for an example)
  • bawolff 1y ago
    > a ceasefire provides room for diplomacy that might lead to concessions from both sides for their atrocities, and thus might lead to peace and equality We've had something like 100 years of failed diplomacy at this point. I don't know the solution to this conflict, but i can understand why both sides suspect further diplomacy won't lead anywhere unless something fundamental changes.
    • ImPostingOnHN 1y ago
      I feel the same way, but that status quo is superior to ethnic cleansing and genocide.