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Think. Again.

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2. I disagree with your inference..
Wed Nov 8, 2023, 07:40 PM
Nov 2023

...that there is no distinction between hamas and Palestinians.

That, quite frankly, is rascist bullshit.

From foreignaffairs.com:

"The argument that the entire population of Gaza can be held responsible for Hamas’s actions is quickly discredited when one looks at the facts. Arab Barometer, a research network where we serve as co-principal investigators, conducted a survey in Gaza and the West Bank days before the Israel-Hamas war broke out. The findings, published here for the first time, reveal that rather than supporting Hamas, the vast majority of Gazans have been frustrated with the armed group’s ineffective governance as they endure extreme economic hardship. Most Gazans do not align themselves with Hamas’s ideology, either. Unlike Hamas, whose goal is to destroy the Israeli state, the majority of survey respondents favored a two-state solution with an independent Palestine and Israel existing side by side.

(Full article: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/what-palestinians-really-think-hamas )


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I don't think that it is possible now. Chainfire Nov 2023 #1
I disagree with your inference.. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #2
OK. Separate them. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #3
is this enough separation for you?.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #5
Great definitions that you use. I agree with the theory. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #7
It isn't just theory... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #9
No problem. Show us how you separate them so that only Hamas can be attacked. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #10
you donct have to separate THEM... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #11
How do you do that? keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #12
if you're asking me... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #14
More theory. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #18
Is there any other country on earth sarisataka Nov 2023 #13
Do you honestly believe... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #15
Do you honestly believe sarisataka Nov 2023 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Think. Again. Nov 2023 #21
In the middle of everything that's going on... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #22
When they disappear down tunnels that lead all over Gaza it gets a little tricky EX500rider Nov 2023 #25
It takes two sides to make peace sarisataka Nov 2023 #4
Which side is not making war? keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #6
It is more of a general observation sarisataka Nov 2023 #8
Ask each side to define peace. WarGamer Nov 2023 #17
Some, like Hamas, define it as total obliteration. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #19
Two? We don't even have one. Iggo Nov 2023 #20
Not with Nutbag Bibi in office. roamer65 Nov 2023 #23
Maybe after Hamas is obliterated. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #24
Not possible. NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2023 #26
I'm curious radicalleft Nov 2023 #27
Stop being attacked? keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #28
So Israel is completley blameless radicalleft Nov 2023 #30
"both parties" - Absolutely correct... The only solid commitment is Hamas to continue terrorism keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #31
Maybe if Iran's Islamist leadership can be brought down JI7 Nov 2023 #29
Eventually. maxsolomon Nov 2023 #32
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