• pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’m not going to deny that antisemitism isn’t muddying these waters to some extent. Sadly, that’s always the case when Israel comes up.

    But with regards to the treatment of Hamas in relation to the Israeli government, one is an ad hoc terrorist organisation, and the other is a functioning democracy with ties to west. Hamas is already considered a terrorist organisation, what more is there to do? I hate to use an Americanism, but they’re the “underdog” here. Israel is threatened, yes, but they have unprecedented control of the situation when compared to their aggressors.

    PS EDIT not to deny that Israel has historically been an aggressor

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      1 year ago

      one is an ad hoc terrorist organisation

      Hamas is the democratically elected Gaza government.

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        1 year ago

        The last vote was what almost 20 years ago? Before many of the people in Gaza were even of age, anyway. I’m not going to argue that Hamas doesn’t act as a de facto government of Gaza, but it is not remotely on the same level as Israel.