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Originally Posted by J epworth kendal
I want to say a few different things here. First most of you know by now I am Pro-Israeli, but I want to make clear that I do not for a second believe what is happening right now is just. War is madness and Israel has been fighting a defensive war since 1948. Saying that, it does not for one second absolve them from how they've been imposing their will. Ernest Hemingway said it best after WWII that no war, no matter how justified, is without crime.
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Just out of curiosity, what has Israel's participation and/or advancement of an unjust war* done for your Pro-Israeli stance?
For example, Hamas's tactics since their election has left me very discouraged with the Palestinian people, whom I believe were being reactive to a highly pressurized situation but also acting naively and not in their best long term interests. Reports at the time of the election showed that the majority of people were voting with corruption / law and order as their driving issue, and Hamas actually campaigned on a two-state solution. So in effect, the people weren't voting for terrorism, but were naive to the group that could best achieve their desire. That's on them, and it makes me question how amenable they'll be to clearer thinking going forward.
* I used "unjust" simply because you said you don't believe what is happening is just. Not trying to throw a loaded word into the fray, but trying to convey the fact that you don't agree with all/some of the actions.