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by knd775 925 days ago
> There was always going to be an opinion war after 1200 massacred civilians, when a large portion of the other side doesn't take the primary tack of "stop bombing Palestine" but instead "Free Palestine".

The West Bank shows what happens if they only stop being bombed without actually being free. Palestine needs to be free in order for there to be peace.
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mrangle 925 days ago
Your comment implies that Palestinian civilians can't have peace until Israeli territory is ceded back to them. This is in the context of October 7th and a the current Gaza seige. It is reflective of the loudest echo in the war zone.

There won't be a single outcome but the most negative one for radicalized Palestinian civilians as a result. Hopefully, morally clearer voices will be raised higher.

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aprilthird2021 925 days ago
No I think his comment implies Gazans see how Israeli settlers treat West Bank Palestinians (sometimes burning their homes while families are inside and laughing at whosoever dies) and think that they'd rather support strongmen who attempt to fight back against Israel.

It's the exact same mentality that drove normal Afghan people to support the Taliban.

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