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Originally Posted by Arya Stark
I think Hamas would love if they had access to the best weapons in the world and to be funded by the United States of America, but they don't have any other way to bring in weapons other than tunnels since Israel and Egypt have both borders closed. If this is a war, and not an assault on Gaza shouldn't Hamas be allowed to have weapons too? They would be more than happy to have f-16's that could rain down only on Israeli soldiers and not kill one innocent civilians but rockets they can't aim at all other than pointing it in one direction is all they have.
I have zero problems with the tunnels. They should be built and be continued to be built as long as the borders are closed. They need a way to get in their supplies.
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The tunnels are there for no other purpose than to help continue the cycle of violence.
Strange that you agree that Israel should stop demolishing settlements or taking away land and should even perhaps take an extra step in helping stop the issues at hand, but at the same time you have no problem with Hamas, a terrorist organization whose sole goal is to destroy Israel, digging tunnels to help funnel weapons and innocent Israeli civilians that they kidnap back into Gaza.
Like I mentioned about 20 pages back, if you compare the Kurds in Iraq with the people of Gaza, the plight is very similar. Especially if you go back to the 90s where the Kurds weren't treated very well by the dominate power in Iraq. It took 20+ years, but the Kurds are on the verge of having their own country per say. A tanker full of $100 million dollars worth of oil from the Kurds is at port in Texas waiting to get approved to unload. Because of their patience and decision to not resort to constant terrorism while Iraq was in chaos the past 10 years, they are where they are.
Regardless of what Israel does, I have a hard time believing organizations like Hamas would just go away. Which is exactly what people here in this thread keep getting wrong. When the reason of your existence is to destroy someone, you won't just go away because that someone gives in to your every demand.
Israel changing many of their policies, many of which I do not agree with, only benefits the people of Palestine. Hamas wants this cycle of violence to continue. They want Israel to keep a closed border, keep blockades, keep fighting the battles of settlements, etc, etc. That is how they keep the Palestinian people helpless, and that is how they remain in power.
And here you say that you agree with that cycle of violence. That you agree with the tunnels that Hamas builds. Shame on you for supporting a terrorist organization.