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Originally Posted by Pointman
Not really. First of, Gaza-Israel conflict is complicated as it is. Second, there's West Bank - Gaza conflict on its own right. Third, lumping Gaza and West Bank together results in statements that are confusing. Like Israel having illegal settlements in "Palestinian lands". They don't have any settlements in Gaza. Israel doesn't even want to govern Gaza. Gaza is under blockade and at war with Israel. West Bank is not under blockade. It's not at war with Israel, although tensions are high. There are Israeli settlements there. West Bank is a different thing altogether and you only bring it in so you could criticize Israel.
The only legit reason to include West Bank into the debate is that if Hamas actions are some kind of revenge for perceived atrocities committed by Israel on West Bank. But this is not the case. In fact, Gaza and West Bank hate each other and had a civil war (Hamas - Fatah war). So bringing in how Israel is oppressing Palestinian population on West Bank only mislead people into believing that Gazans are suffering from the same and that's the reason why they are attacking Israel.
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No, bringing up West Bank disputes the statement “Except that Jews are not removing anyone from their homes,” which is not just misleading but an outright lie. Suggesting that it is only brought up to enable criticism of Israel is misleading. Suggesting that the West Bank and the issues there have little relevance to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or less relevance than near half of what you’ve happily discussed is misleading. You repeatedly correct people and engage in discussion that is not related to the thread, but whenever you are corrected or someone brings up something related, you suggest they’re off topic, spreading propaganda, misleading, or that their intentions are otherwise nefarious. That’s absurd.