Another perspective...Why In The World Does The American Left Give Hamas A Free Pass?

[TheKentuckian]

74. Oh, believe you think you are being honest but I am dubious of the reaction in the actual moment

It isn't personal but rather the fruit of a lifetime of observation mixed with projecting how what you ask for would actually have to play out on the ground because of how such an action would logically have to play out aka all they could possibly do is track back the rockets and use guilt by proximity and would have to do it in large numbers in what would look like a military action anyway because they would have to be vigilant and prepared to deal with suicide bombers, kidnapping attempts, and a very hostile population to even try to trace this back meaning it wouldn't be sheriff Taylor going to talk sense to someone gone astray or an episode of law and order but at best a bunch of SWAT actions (a whole bunch) where there would be killings and protests of innocence and precious little ability to be definitive beyond a reasonable doubt that the folks hauled in were actually the perpetrators.

Almost in every case on this the Palestine supporters beliefs are like an onion and when you pull off the layers, what remains is objection to the existence of Israel either at all, as a Jewish state (the one state solution), or at least in the Middle East, pretending some homeland in Europe (or somewhere) would be carved out or desired.

So, yes I fully believe you want violent offenders separated from civil society but yes I am dubious of acceptance that those rounded up are those actors or that what it would take to actually do so would be acceptable. Why because the demand it's self is unrealistic and poorly considered from an application standpoint as evidenced by dropping it when faced with any basic logistics questions.

You also are under the assumption that the Palestinians can be convinced to abandon terrorist organizations when have clung to one after the other for decades, shit they dropped the PLO for recognizing Israel's right to exist, in no small part.

That said, I don't disagree with your assessment much except I think the Palestinians have more responsibility in the process than accept an offer they can't desire to refuse and eventually stop their attacks as they buy in, with no consequences if they don't or take a generation or two getting there.