• unfreeradical@slrpnk.net
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    16 days ago

    Palestinians are oppressed by Israel not Hamas.

    If Israel were defeated, then the political configuration in Palestine would be transformed, with opportunities opening for different governance.

    Hamas is not some magically indefeasible force. It is simply a political faction, and one that Palestinians rightfully perceive as not their enemy. It rose to power through a combination of popular elections and Israel’s meddling into the internal affairs of Palestine. Israel wanted Hamas to emerge as the dominant political faction in Gaza.

    Regardless, and I am really at a loss for your failure to acknowledge the worse alternative of being dead.

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      16 days ago

      Palestinians are oppressed by Israel and by Hamas. Those two things can be true and no contradiction. Guess what, Hamas doesn’t care about Palestinians as much as Netanyahu doesn’t care about Israelis. Both are just power hungry right-wing assholes.

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        16 days ago

        Palestinians would be in graver danger without Hamas. They correctly understand that their enemy is not Hamas. If Israel were defeated, then Palestinians would have much more expansive opportunities to develop different political configurations.