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Originally Posted by calculoso
So Hezbollah and Hamas should be recognized regardless of the history or behavior of the group? I guess you're in agreement with Liberal Boris (whats his last name) who was widely criticized by everyone?
There's a reason why they haven't been recognized - their history and their refusal to abandon it. If they choose to totally abandon their militia tactics and history, there wouldn't be much of a reason to continue to ignore them after a significant length of time proving this abandonment. Until such time, there isn't much of a reason to recognize them.
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The thing to remember about history is that it is constantly rewritten. Gerry Adams and Sein Fein were terrorists. Nelson Mandela was jailed as a leader of a terrorist or subversive organization. And has been mentioned here, many former Israeli leader and cabinet ministers were considered terrorists prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.
You can't seem to acknowledge that Palestians, or Hezbollah for that matter, have any legitimate grievances. You just slap the terrorist label on them.
Of course I don't support their attacks on innocent civilans but I do consider that they have legitimate grievances with Israel or the IDF.