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Originally Posted by Edward64
So you support indiscriminate rocket attacks, a literal war crime?
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No. I don't support my tax dollars funding terrorists or war criminals. My tax dollars are not going to Hamas, nor do I want it to. My tax dollars are going to Israel. It's that fucking simple.
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Originally Posted by Edward64
I don't have an opinion but would be interested in getting into this discussion. I've seen "ethnostate" tossed around and by wiki's definition, the definition seems very broad and could apply to the US, western Europe, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, China, India etc. But then the nuance is probably something like socialism vs democratic socialism.
So, provide a reputable link (e.g. not twitter or tiktok) and highlight if you want to get into a discussion. Otherwise, I'll assume it's just one of those fancy word-de-jour being tossed around.
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They openly admit it. They passed a fucking law a few years back expressing this sentiment.
This reminds me of Trump defenses when he proudly expresses something and people rush in to say that's not what he believes. You can take them at their word on this one man.
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Originally Posted by Edward64
Someone comes into your home and harms you family. They kidnap your child and takes him away. You come looking and find out the kidnapper's family is aiding the kidnapper. If the kidnapper's family don't cooperate and tell me where the kidnapper is, you better believe I'm doing to do harm to the kidnapper's family to get my child back.
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How big do you think Hamas is? The overwhelming majority of people in Gaza aren't part of Hamas. This isn't killing someone who is aiding your kidnapper (newborn children don't offer much assistance there). This is just slaughtering innocent civilians in hopes you might kill the small fraction of people responsible.
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Originally Posted by Edward64
I'd toss in the West Bank was doing relatively well and before Hamas/Gaza decided the spoil the party. Or that PA should have been better guests and not try to overthrow Jordan. Or that PA should have taken one of the numerous deals on the table etc. Lots of missed opportunities and blame on both sides.
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No it wasn't. Holy shit man, read a fucking book or any piece of news coverage on the West Bank over the past 20 years. The whole point in Israel supporting Hamas was so they could break Fatah and increase the illegal settlements.