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I genuinely do not know who the bad guys are. S lot of my leftist friends are against Israel, but from what I know Israel was attacked and is responding and trying to get their hostages back.

Enlighten me. Am I wrong? Why am I wrong?

And dumb it down for me, because apparently I'm an idiot.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

conflation of state and people that Hamas’s ideology clearly makes

A Document of General Principles and Policies

by largely targeting and slaughtering civilians in their homes

That is not what happened. That is what Western media said happened.

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If Hamas wants to dismantle Israeli oppression through activism, negotiations, and political reform great.

  1. It has tried to do that for decades. The most recent significant attempt was Great March of Return, wherein the IDF slaughtered Gazans.
  2. Palestinians have the legal right under UN law to struggle against their occupiers by any means necessary, including armed struggle.
  3. Israel, as an occupier, has no right to “self defense.”