• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    5 days ago

    There’s a deeper level to it. Israel, especially netanyahu over his long career, created the entire situation. And they did it directly and intentionally

    Palestine used to be governed by the PLA. Hamas are hardliners - their founding goal was to turn the region against Israel and drive out the Israeli people. Hardliners are the least effective form of any movement

    Israel held elections for Palestinians, giving them an official group to negotiate with, as well as some legal recognition that allows them to collect funds

    As soon as Hamas won a single election, they stopped holding elections and the PLA leaders were assassinated soon after

    Not to mention the on again off again attacks… Israel would build them infrastructure like hospitals and desalinization plants, then blow them up

    There’s a lot to say on the topic, so I’ll end it with a fact that really puts things in contrast…

    Before October 11, the average age in Gaza was under 18, and it isn’t like their population numbers were booming

    • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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      4 days ago

      Lust for power and wanting to be godlike is pretty surface level. Nothing too deep there. Same-old, same-old throughout history.