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by megaman821 796 days ago
If the population would rather risk starvation and being bombed over returning the hostages and not supporting Hamas, what conclusions can we draw from that? Either, that the population majority supports Hamas, or that they fear Hamas more than they fear getting bombed.

The war would end almost instantly with the return of the hostages and a handful of Hamas leaders.
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bluenomatterwho 796 days ago
Hamas was propped up by the Likud government in order to delegitimize the PLO. All of the fishy events of Oct 7th aside, the point is the annexation of Gaza. At this point the people under apartheid have little recourse. All the better for Likud that Likud has funded them. Children did not take hostages. The world is aware of the dehumanization of Palestinian kids by the IDF, etc. Just say you support killing kids in order to annex and settle Gaza.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-15/israel...

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csmpltn 796 days ago
> "Just say you support killing kids in order to annex and settle Gaza."

Sounds to me like you yourself support the killing of kids (both Israeli and Palestinian), to further the Palestinian cause.

The war could end in an instant if Hamas surrendered and returned all hostages. Not something you would like to see happen though, and not something the protesters ever call for. I wonder why?

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megaman821 796 days ago
Your conspiracy theory makes no sense. If Gaza's motivation is to stop Israel from annexing all their land, why is it not the best move to replace leadership, return the hostages and turn that goodwill into a formally recognized statehood? Instead, they provide no proof of life of the hostages and fire rockets at Israeli civilians, making it all more the likely that the size of the demilitarized zone will continue to increase to appease the safety fears of Israeli citizens.
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bluenomatterwho 796 days ago
Much of what I've cited (would you like links?) could be a maximalist position. Oct 7th was fishy, this is reported in Israeli media as well. The point is annexation. It would be built atop the blood of children and some will celebrate this.
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bluenomatterwho 796 days ago
My conspiracy theory...? Formally recognized statehood...? What planet are you on?
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