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Israel announces 'total' blockade on Gaza
(www.aljazeera.com)
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You realize most of them aren’t even legally allowed to leave, right?
Steps can't be skipped when they threaten the security of Israel.
Lots of innocent young people are just trying to get away, but can’t and are going to get destroyed because of these two extreme sides.
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/04/733487137/i-want-to-get-the-hell-out-of-here-thousands-of-palestinians-are-leaving-gaza
Egypt is wary of Palestinians, I wonder why. /s
Historically humanity has not treated “outsiders” to their in-groups very well.
Maybe it’s some form of human instinct from countless generations of violence against ourselves, it’s hard to say.
Either way we shouldn’t let basic fears get in the way of helping each other.
The overwhelming vast majority of PEOPLE in the Gaza Strip are innocent civilians just like you and me, and want nothing to do with this nonsense.
War is indeed hell, my friend.
Too bad, because they clearly harbor terrorists who have invited war on them.
Am I supposed to feel bad when they FAFO?
Yes. Most people are innocent civilians and none of them asked for this shit. Many of them were born into it, and they don’t even have the option to leave due to the blockade.
So instead of working with Israel, they chose to let Hamas represent them. Makes sense.
You think any of this is democratic? Most Gazans have never voted in an election
And how does this undermine their ability to reject Hamas? They could have worked with Israel if they disagreed with Hamas and all that they do.
Is this supposed to be some sort of racist “terrorist until proven innocent” argument? The world isn’t as simple as “Just overthrow your government if they’re bad”.
You made a strawman here, not all Palestinians are terrorists. I also didn't make the argument that Palestinians are expected to overthrow Hamas.
Palestinians can undermine Hamas by giving information to the IDF.
Which is a stupid thing to say knowing full well that the IDF doesn't give a shit about Palestinians, or anything said by them. The IDF and the Israeli police and public regularly take Palestinian land, harrass their people, as well as jail and kill them. How would any Palestinians suffering from that situation even begin to trust the IDF for anything.
I prefer Hawkeye's take: War is war and hell is hell...
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