Genocide? This is in fact what genocide looks like:

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75. Speaking for myself...

My point is that anyone should be able to post about the atrocities - on either side of this issue - without someone immediately replying with gross assumptions ("You're okay with genocide? You support Hamas?).

I also acknowledge the atrocities both are committing. One thing I'd really like to understand, but can't without living either in Gaza or Israel (reading polls and anecdotes aren't reliable enough for me), is how many Palestinians truly support Hamas and other terrorist organizations, and how many Israelis truly support what Netanyahu and settlers are doing.

One side says Palestinians overwhelmingly support Hamas. One side says the majority of Israelis are okay with displacing (or worse) all Palestinians.

I don't think either is true but there are so many nasty, unnecessary attacks being thrown around. If we're this heated on a message board primarily consisting of people in the US, I can't begin to imagine the emotionality of trying to have calm discussions between Israelis and Palestinians. I'm talking average people, not the so-called "leaders" who have their own agendas, neither of which are to help their constituents, imo.

Edit for clarity.