Maps and documents recovered from the bodies of Hamas attackers reveal a coordinated plan to target children and take hostages inside an Israeli village near Gaza.

  • tallwookie@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    that may be partially true but hamas has support at the highest levels of the Palestinian government and has broad curb appeal with the average everyday person in Gaza - hence they’re complicit in any action hamas takes. there’s one simple solution here.

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      1 year ago

      The problem is Palestine as a whole doesn’t realistically support hamas. Saying that they do would imply that if they were given two equally viable choices they would choose hamas. The average age of a Palestinian is 18 to 19 years old. The last time Hamas held elections was 2005 2006. Most Palestinians have never actually had a choice. Hamas and their leadership is largely what they’ve been saddled with.

      If Israel stopped bulldozing Palestinian homes, and stealing land. Opened up Gaza so it wasn’t just an open air prison anymore. And actually provided a constructive path forward to actually benefit Palestinians. You might actually see a number of them defending an even supporting their benefactors.

      Would there still be terrorist attacks and innocent people losing their lives? All you have to do is look at the United States to know the answer to that. But their lives on the whole would be better and happier. It still wouldn’t be easy or overnight. But it’s the only real solution