I am having trouble parsing what’s real from the massive amounts of propaganda that is being put out now.
My understanding, prior to the invasion and subsequent horror, is that Palestinians overwhelmingly support Hamas. They are their elected leaders and polls from as recent as June 2023 show great public support for them, with less than 15% preferring Fatah. If this is who they voted for and still support, one can only conclude that the vast majority support the annihilation of Israel.
Obviously there are historical reasons for their support. What we see now, from both sides, seems to be the same ancient lies, told in a modern way.
Objectively, The territory of Gaza was lost in 1967, when Israel captured it in war. By the laws of war, Palestine doesn’t technically exist at all and Palestinians are occupying land that is no longer theirs. Hamas is a terrorist organization that has a platform of ‘death to Jews’. This is all objectively true. None of it, however, says what we should do about it.
So I err on the side of caution, don’t get involved. Have kindness and warmth for those effected, pray for them, but otherwise, there isn’t anything any of us can do.
Lady Fawkes
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2023-10-10 05:04:42
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