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(36,385 posts)They ARE extremists. They're RW extremists who've tried to pass (and in some cases succeeded) law that discriminates against Arab citizens of Israel, that has made it a crime for Israel to call for boycotting of settlements in the West Bank (that's a big Fuck You to Free Speech from Bibi and co), and some of who have called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the West Bank. Let's not forget the Likud Charter which claims all of the territory between the Jordan and the Mediterranean is part of Israel.
Here's why yr attempt to do the 'look! but that bunch are worse!' thing just doesn't work. Pointing out that someone else is worse doesn't excuse the bad behaviour (in this case extremist RW nuttery) of the first bunch. It's kinda like someone saying that Dubya was a mass murdering piece of crap, and someone popping up and going 'He would be a mass murdering piece of crap - except <insert name here of someone who's got a bigger tally under their belt than Dubya> does this and does that and here's a whole bunch of vids from YouTube that will make you forget all about Dubya!'
It doesn't work...
I noticed in another thread where you posted that you appear to be living in the past. Hamas haven't carried out any suicide bombings for years now, let alone used kids. Not that it's a good idea to bring up kids, seeing how the IDF has a tendency to kill Palestinian kids and write them off as merely being collateral damage.
I guess you'll fire back a salvo of YouTube clips of something or other in response. Far be it for me to suggest that whoever told you doing so was an effective debate tactic was having a lend of you