This is Gaza.

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[leftstreet]

1. DURec

[Elessar Zappa]

2. If the Gaza residents kicked out Hamas, maybe things would change.

Until then that’s what they’re going to have to live with.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Half of Gaza's residents are children. The last election was 17 years ago, and another one is not

scheduled.

[jimfields33]

7. I deleted my thread because I wasn't aware it was that long ago.

Also there is another thread where it’s being toss around blaming Palestinians for it (on X). I don’t want to add or give false information. Thank you for your post.

[Frasier Balzov]

11. Hamas has been holding the population of Gaza hostage for 17 years?

Either that, or Hamas enjoys enduring popular support.

[ripcord]

15. 58% of people in the Gaza support Hamas

[ShazzieB]

19. Can you share your source for this info?

I'm not arguing about whether it's true, because I have no idea. Knowing where this info came from would be very helpful.

[milestogo]

6. Given their poverty and enforced inability to leave

how easy do you think it would be for the non-Hamas residents to kick out the terrorists and stay alive?

[ShazzieB]

23. I'm sure you would agree with me that it would be well-nigh impossible.

I dont think most of us here can imagine how incredibly complex such an operation would be, how many people would die in the process, or whether the results would even come close to being worth the cost.

I've seen so many opinions expressed at DU about this mess in the last couple of days, and a disturbing number of them do not seem to be based on any real understanding of how things got to this point or the history behind all of this.

I don't claim to have a very good understanding of the situation myself. I've been doing some reading to try and fill in some of the holes in my knowledge, but the more I learn, the less I realize I know. The only thing I can say with any degree of confidence is this: if there's anyone here who thinks there's a simple or straitforward solution to any of this, I believe they are quite mistaken.

Sorry to sound so negative, but I feel negative right now. I don't just see any possible outcome that isn't going to involve a tremendous loss of life and an ocean of human suffering on all sides.

[DBoon]

9. and if the residents of El Salvador kicked out MS-13, maybe things would change

[Ace Rothstein]

20. Didn't their president basically freeze civil liberties and do exactly that?

[TomDaisy]

12. I'm putting you in charge of kicking MAGA out of our country. Go ahead and

get started, I'll check in your progress shortly.

[claudette]

18. Unless there was a

two-state solution and Palestinians had control of their own destiny.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. +1

[roamer65]

4. K&R.

This is why Hamas is successful in its recruiting in Gaza.

Money…a paycheck. They are without good jobs and thus without hope.

[mzmolly]

8. A more accurate description:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/gaza-strip-controls-s-know-rcna119405

[NowISeetheLight]

13. Other Places

All these places supporting Hamas (like Iran) have plenty of land. I don't see any of them encouraging Gaza residents to emigrate or anything. I believe they just hate Israel and Jews and that's it. They could care less about the innocent civilians in Palestinian areas. They're basically cannon fodder.

The "who cares let it burn" philosophy reminds me of the GQP Eight. Just burn it down regardless of the cost.

(Not comparing what is happening to Congress but the philosophy seems similar).

[onecaliberal]

21. There are alot of who cares around here today.

Sad to see on our side.

[BComplex]

14. Nothing else to lose.

[boston bean]

16. All very sad. Kick out the terrorists.

[claudette]

17. How truly

sad to have to live like that.

[Sessuch]

24. Quite frankly, I do not care anymore. The POX on both sides.

This will never stop. It will be and eternal fight between a bunch of hard line losers.

[EX500rider]

25. That is a picture of Gaza City, there is countryside in Gaza

See all the white non urban areas?