[throwboatyface]

There is no "removing Hamas from Palestine". The only way to remove the desire of the Palestinian people for freedom is to remove the Palestinian people themselves. And that is what the IDF is trying to do.

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Hamas isn't the only path to freedom for Palestinians. In fact, they seem to be the major impediment to it.

[lolc]

If we're going to be reductive, at least include the other main roadblock to a solution which is the current government of Israel.

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That doesn't explain why deals weren't reached with the previous governments of Israel.

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Sure it doesn't explain that. Would be nice if things were that easy wouldn't it?

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Generally if a main roadblock is removed, you can get a little farther down the road.

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Hamas doesn't exist in a vacuum where you can just remove it and then it's gone. You have to offer a life that's better than Hamas.