Reminder that Arafat walked away from a deal that gave him 99% of what he wanted to start the Second Intifada in 2000. Now an entire generation of Israelis grew up with daily bus bombings, cafe bombings, and rocket attacks. Imagine my shock that they don’t trust Hamas to be a genuine partner for peace.
Well, it’s a humanitarian issue, not a political one. You wouldn’t ask a guy manning a free kitchen in Kalamazoo if he condemns Hamas because supporting or condemning Hamas hasn’t got to do with what he’s doing. We’re talking about keeping people alive, fed, etc.. The question of “should the Gazans be starved to death” is the biggest question of them all, and I’m not interested in asking any questions. If I know your answer then I have nothing more to ask you.
This is a very biased way to rephrase tit for tat. Israel’s claim to inherently represent all Jews in all it does has been nothing but harmful since the very start. It’s literally the goal of the Israeli government for the world to be more antisemitic because antisemitism in the basis on which Israel claims to not have to follow international law / generally not have to behave like a civilized, modern nation
Yes, claiming Israel inherently represents all Jews is antisemitic. I agree. I’m sure the Mizrahim who were ethnically cleansed for being Jewish (which you claim was a direct response to Israel’s actions) agreed as well, and thought it was pretty fucked up when their Arab neighbors started blaming them for the Nakba and bombings they had nothing to do with.
yes i agree and i’m sure they did. doesn’t change the fact that Israel = Judaism = all Jewish people has been the stance of the Israeli government since essentially forever, with disastrous affects on Jewish people in the diaspora because shockingly claiming your atrocities are actually done in the name of an entire ethnic group (which is ridiculous and untrue) causes hate
That’s a very biased and simplistic way of describing the Nakba. Expulsions and massacres absolutely happened, but mostly people dipped when the war started and then weren’t allowed in. The Arab states expelling their Jews created a very convenient excuse for Israel to never let any displaced Palestinian back in - that the Arab states forced a population transfer in basically equal numbers.
That wouldn’t change anything considering that Bibi & the war cabinet have said that they plan to continue once all the hostages are released & have backed out of ceasefire deals where Hamas has agreed to release all of the hostages & give up power. Bibi needs this continue to avoid his corruption trial anyways.
That’s not true. Hamas demands as far as the ceasefire deals seem pretty reasonable. Israel is the one that keeps backing out of things are trying to change the ceasefire last second to something that they know is a non starter. Also the reason outside of the U.S. demands are on Bibi is for the reasons I said earlier.
There used to be over 300 humanity aid sites which Israel put a into for months instead they had the GHF which only had 4 sites & would shoot Palestinians when they get aid. They also have the Israeli backed Popular Forces which has been stealing food. While I agree a ceasefire is the best way far more aid was getting in & to people before as it should
I think Hamas demand are reasonable so idk what you would pressure them into hell one of the ceasefire deals that Biden put forth was nearly Identical to the early Hamas demands so outside of just giving up Gaza has territory to Israel idk. I think Israel has the power to end things but Hamas so I don’t see the point in both siding everything
I think Israel could end the violence almost unilaterally. Take away any reason for people to resist. You think people in Gaza or the even the West Bank would go out of their way to support violence against Israel if they were subjected to death and harassment by the settlers, IDF , having their homes stolen to build illegal settlements etc
So you’re saying that the people aren’t mad about having their land stolen & homes destroyed but are actually mad due to some ethnic nationalist religious stuff that predates anyone alive & that If Israel was to stop stealing land & end the apartheid & genocide that the Palestinians would for some reason be even more mad that they’re being treated much better or are you saying the Israelis would be mad that the Palestinians are being treated as people or is it both
I mean Israelis are already treated as humans as they should of course although I wouldn’t say the same is true of Palestinians although you could argue Palestinians are slowly starting to be somewhat humanized in western media. Although I disagree with you on the root cause & would say ending the apartheid, genocide & giving Palestinians full autonomy, right to return & reparations would definitely make the vast majority of them happy & less resentful to Israel although I can’t say that would
But Palestinians aren’t saying their beef is about something that happened 2000 years ago. It’s ridiculous to act like that means more to people than living under genocide & apartheid. Also while I think it’s foolish to think that holds equal wait you won’t be able to find out if Israel refuses to end the apartheid & genocide
As for Hamas behavior in the negotiations idk what you mean by that considering that Israel refuses to agree to any permanent ceasefire & changes demands continuously. Like I said ceasefire plan that Biden put forth & claimed was Israel’s plan & that they agreed to was almost identical to the early Hamas ceasefire demands & Israel once all parties were on board changed the demands despite Biden literally claiming it was Israel’s plan
They are nothing compared to the U.S. backed Israeli military & the vast majority of Hamas are just orphans who are angry that their homes have been destroyed & family killed. Which is the reason why Israel is struggling to get rid of Hamas because for thousands of innocent Palestinians they murdered there are hundreds who survive & don’t care about something from 2000 years ago but instead are angry that their whole family was killed & home destroyed & decide to take up arms & join Hamas as a
I always think of a interview I saw of a someone in Gaza talking about Israel and they said “I don’t hate Israel because they’re Jews I hate them because my whole life IDF soldiers would beat my family I remember them destroying my baby sisters crib. I hate them because they killed my family & destroyed my home & if an Arab did that to me I’d hate them too.” It’s been a few years since I saw the interview so I admittedly paraphrased a bit but you get what I’m saying.
Gazans? I ironically only hear that term used by Zionist & Israel collaborators which I guess I shouldn’t surprised that you said that given your views. But as far as how Palestinians feel about Hamas I never said that they all love Hamas all I said is the reason despite Israel indiscriminately killing an insane amount of Palestinians within Gaza & even the West Bank they still haven’t destroyed Hamas.
Didn’t you earlier hit me with a well actually there’s Hamas presence in the West Bank? Also when did I say all Palestinians like Hamas? I wasn’t incorrect on why people join Hamas. If that was the case Hamas would be much easier to destroy since it would be impossible for them replenish their numbers.
Is your claim that this one picture disproves that Israel created a man made famine & that all the journalists & western doctors who have returned from on the ground are lying about Gaza & only the IDF can be trusted? The western doctors & humanitarian organizations are actually Hamas?
I didn’t say that Palestine had to choose but as far as active combative resistance against Israel, Hamas their only choice if that’s how they want to resist although obviously not all Palestinians want to or even can resist through combat. Got it so you’re saying Israel destroying their homes & killing their families doesn’t cause resentment & desire to fight but instead it’s actually brainwashing of little kids so if the “brainwashing” ended but none of Israel’s actions did people would be
Is that your way of saying that there is a man made famine going on? Or are you saying that I’m making up that there was a man made famine sorry I’m not sure which one it is that you’re saying. As for starvation I already told you I think it’s bad & agreed with you that starvation is bad which is why I brought up the famine .
I guess Olmert is also lying when he talks about Abbas no showing the final round of negotiations that they had that would’ve resulted in a lot of land swaps and eventual statehood? Palestinians have been cursed since the 1930s with leaders who don’t know how to lead anything but a suicide bombing campaign, many such cases.
I mean yeah Olmert & Bill Clinton were lying. Just because he now rightfully says that Israel is committing war crimes doesn’t change that. But I’m sorry you’re right the Palestinian bad leadership is the real reason Israel is forced to keep building illegal settlements they don’t want to but the Palestinians make them. Israel really wants to stop it but can’t due to bad Palestinian leadership.
Correct me if I’m wrong but It was Bill Clinton, Barak, & Arafat at the camp David Summit. As for Olmert I thought he had made a comment back when he was the Mayor of Jerusalem agreeing with the claims of Barak & Clinton regarding the negotiations. Correct if I’m wrong on any of that. Also could you please educate me & tell what part the article from the link I posted was incorrect about Camp David