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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
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Some of the Palestinian prisoners Israel released were actually in prison for killing Muslims and Arabs that they saw as being to friendly or collaborative with Israel. Yahya Sinwar himself, who led Gazans into this war to begin with was known as The Butcher of Khan Younis killed many Gazan civilians and yet was very popular in Gaza. Just like how democratic ideals are instilled in the culture and identity of some societies, so is violence and retribution in others. That isn't going to change just because this war ends. You can literally go back centuries in that region, before the creation of the modern state of Israel, and see the same thing over and over.