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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Much like in N Ireland you can't address the grievances of the extremists but there are things we can do as 'the west' to answer moderates concerns, altering our unquestioned support of Isreal when they have acted like ######s for a couple of decades would be a start.
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Hamas is no different than ISIS. Israel needs our support, as do Palestinians, and with a goal of zero violence. Hamas is a legit political party representing Palestinians - their charter calls for the death of all Jews. But certainly you gloss over that.
I join the fray here every time someone figures out a bad reason to rationalize terrorist attacks against Israel. As I keep repeating in assorted threads here, how about we condemn unprovoked Palestinian violence? How many stabbings have to take place or rockets fired (already this year)? Some of you condemn Isis yet turn around and rationalize Hamas.
If Hamas had zero support for violence, then perhaps they would try something different (right now they have political relationships with assorted countries). Same goes for ISIS, pure condemnation, across the board, across the world, not just governments, but the citizens as well.