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In reply to the discussion: Half of us think Israel is bad. Half of us think Hamas and Palestinians [View all]applegrove
(121,715 posts)10. Nope. The OP equated Hamas and Palestinians. That is propaganda.
They were put on one side as equivalent. LIES!
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Half of us think Israel is bad. Half of us think Hamas and Palestinians [View all]
Laura PourMeADrink
Dec 2023
OP
Then there is the general Palestinian people to consider. I look at it as, both sides are right and both sides are wrong
3Hotdogs
Dec 2023
#57
Wellllll, I'm not sure that they are as different from each other as many would like to believe
elias7
Dec 2023
#35
The Bible is not the arbitrator of who has a right to claim lands in modern times.
Big Blue Marble
Dec 2023
#40
Right, I don't get. I'm only Jewish with family in a Israel. Could you be any more insulting?
elias7
Dec 2023
#47
My opinion is that Hamas is the real bad guy and they're playing both Israel and Palestine for chumps.
Initech
Dec 2023
#2
Pls change the headline of your OP then, to be fair. Palestinian does not equal Hamas terrorists...
brush
Dec 2023
#78
Due to split factions and multiple candidates on the Palestinian Authority's ballot in 2007.
Big Blue Marble
Dec 2023
#42
Wasn't the last election over a decade ago? I doubt results would be the same today.
brush
Dec 2023
#77
As there were/are innocent non-combatants killed/being killed on both sides, impartiality is a wise course.
brush
Dec 2023
#79
Neither side is blameless - but by no stretch does that make for equivalency -(nt)-
stopdiggin
Dec 2023
#25
I don't think Israel or Palestinians are bad...I think bibi and the leaders of Hamas are bad
JT45242
Dec 2023
#29
No, I think it's a sloppy term for often more complex takes on this awful situation.
electric_blue68
Dec 2023
#86
I think that some people believe that all of the dead Palestinian women and children are Hamas rapists and murderers.
Chainfire
Dec 2023
#48