Maybe I just am stupid but I have a hard time distinguishing between Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza.
Why:
- Palestinians voted Hamas as the authority.
- Palestinians did nothing to stop Hamas from eliminating the PLA
- Palestinians must have been aware that Hamas was diverting resources into building tunnels and bringing in weapons.
- Palestinians are certainly aware when Hamas operatives come out to launch missles.
- Palestinians supported Hamas on October 7 and cheered when Hamas returned
- Palestinians are not working with the IDF to out members of Hamas right now
Your article acts as if Palestinians have zero agency in trying to get out from under Hamas. Two thoughts on that:
- Are they really that incapable of doing anything to protest Hamas
-- It would be easy to tell reporters that you want Hamas out. I haven't seen any of that.
-- It would have been str8 forward to tell the UNRWA that they want Hamas out.
- If they are, I unfortunately don't have much empathy for them.
The 20% of the Israeli population that is Palestinian is not aggressive protesting the war. Why? Because they likely believe that no Muslim regime would be as democratic as Israel. There certainly isn't a Muslim country to use as an example.
If I (or you) were a Palestinian, what would you do at this point?
I'd like to say I would assist the IDF as an uncover agent in eliminating Hamas
I'd like to say I advocate for Israel to govern Gaza - the two previous experiments - the PLA and Hamas have been failures.
I'd like to say I would like to be an Israeli citizen. That would enable free movement out of Gaza. Potentially back to my home area.
The IDF states that 80% of the 40,000 killed were associated with Hamas.
You quote a different number. Why?
I don't disagree that many Palestinians have been displaced by Israel as part of forming the Israeli state. I agree that at some point Israel needs to integrated Palestinians into the Israel state.
I also agree that if I were an Israeli citizen I would likely have the same opinion that you quote here about wanting to eliminate everyone in Gaza after the Oct 7 event. Its an emotional reaction.
After 911, I thought the one possible way to out Osama Bin Ladin was to threaten to drop an Atomic Bomb on Mecca, then Medina, and continue until the Muslim world coughed him up. Pakistan was clearly protecting him. After the Embassy was stormed in Iran and the Shah overturned, I sorta like the lyrics to the song, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran. Consider how it turned out, hard to think things wouldn't have been better off today if the US had.
War sucks. It happens because people become ideologically attached to a position and that ideology trumps their personal and their kids welfare. Its likely just a function of the genetic tribal programming we as humans have.
Can humanity transcend that tribal programming. No. Genetic engineering of humans is illegal. Maybe humanity should rethink that position.
Maybe I just am stupid but I have a hard time distinguishing between Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza.
Why:
- Palestinians voted Hamas as the authority.
- Palestinians did nothing to stop Hamas from eliminating the PLA
- Palestinians must have been aware that Hamas was diverting resources into building tunnels and bringing in weapons.
- Palestinians are certainly aware when Hamas operatives come out to launch missles.
- Palestinians supported Hamas on October 7 and cheered when Hamas returned
- Palestinians are not working with the IDF to out members of Hamas right now
Your article acts as if Palestinians have zero agency in trying to get out from under Hamas. Two thoughts on that:
- Are they really that incapable of doing anything to protest Hamas
-- It would be easy to tell reporters that you want Hamas out. I haven't seen any of that.
-- It would have been str8 forward to tell the UNRWA that they want Hamas out.
- If they are, I unfortunately don't have much empathy for them.
The 20% of the Israeli population that is Palestinian is not aggressive protesting the war. Why? Because they likely believe that no Muslim regime would be as democratic as Israel. There certainly isn't a Muslim country to use as an example.
If I (or you) were a Palestinian, what would you do at this point?
I'd like to say I would assist the IDF as an uncover agent in eliminating Hamas
I'd like to say I advocate for Israel to govern Gaza - the two previous experiments - the PLA and Hamas have been failures.
I'd like to say I would like to be an Israeli citizen. That would enable free movement out of Gaza. Potentially back to my home area.
The IDF states that 80% of the 40,000 killed were associated with Hamas.
You quote a different number. Why?
I don't disagree that many Palestinians have been displaced by Israel as part of forming the Israeli state. I agree that at some point Israel needs to integrated Palestinians into the Israel state.
I also agree that if I were an Israeli citizen I would likely have the same opinion that you quote here about wanting to eliminate everyone in Gaza after the Oct 7 event. Its an emotional reaction.
After 911, I thought the one possible way to out Osama Bin Ladin was to threaten to drop an Atomic Bomb on Mecca, then Medina, and continue until the Muslim world coughed him up. Pakistan was clearly protecting him. After the Embassy was stormed in Iran and the Shah overturned, I sorta like the lyrics to the song, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran. Consider how it turned out, hard to think things wouldn't have been better off today if the US had.
War sucks. It happens because people become ideologically attached to a position and that ideology trumps their personal and their kids welfare. Its likely just a function of the genetic tribal programming we as humans have.
Can humanity transcend that tribal programming. No. Genetic engineering of humans is illegal. Maybe humanity should rethink that position.
Have you ever experienced combat and/or spent a significant amount of time where was was taking place?
Fortunately not.
I have experienced being cancelled in the divided states.