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JI7

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19. Sure, but the hostages were taken before Israel carried out the current attacks

Mon May 26, 2025, 12:38 PM

May 26

It seems it's acceptable for Hamas to carry out terrorist attacks and take hostages and then play victim .

Jews were forced out of Gaza decades ago .

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US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, urges Hamas to accept [View all] sarisataka May 26 OP

Israel is not offering an end to war without depopulation of Gaza. This would be a brief reprieve of sorts. David__77 May 26 #1

And the Hamas charter callsfor the complete elimination of Israel sarisataka May 26 #2

The difference is that Hamas doesn't have the capacity to actualize their rhetoric iemanja May 26 #3

Do you think that Hamas doesn't have the capacity to actualize their rhetoric sarisataka May 26 #5

Obviously they had the capacity for Oct 7 iemanja May 26 #20

When did Israel state this policy? Beastly Boy May 26 #43

That doesn't justify a response of collective punishment where hundreds times more innocent lives are taken. Doodley May 26 #33

Don't start a war Mountainguy May 26 #9

But Hamas keeps trying. And they have no intention of stopping. Beastly Boy May 26 #39

Israel can never wipe out Hamas womanofthehills May 26 #51

You may be right, but your reasoning is wrong. Beastly Boy May 26 #55

So the only way to "end the suffering" of Palestinians is to facilitate the ethnic cleansing plan? David__77 May 26 #7

Should Israel accept terrorism as somthing they must live with? sarisataka May 26 #10

I don't think ethnic cleansing is a valid or justified strategy. David__77 May 26 #15

Your revealing answer is appreciated sarisataka May 26 #18

How are they living with it? iemanja May 26 #21

I know what Netanyahu has said sarisataka May 26 #26

As another poster indicated iemanja May 26 #27

Did you notice I replied to that post sarisataka May 26 #30

Hamas claims rejected by Witkoff, says no offer agreed by group Beastly Boy May 26 #41

If that were the case, I would get it. Beastly Boy May 26 #44

I could give quotes of Trump saying US must take Greenland. Does that justify killing Americans? Doodley May 26 #34

Thus far, the US hasn't killed many thousands of Greenlanders. David__77 May 26 #49

A good start to end the suffering is to eliminate its cause - Hamas. Beastly Boy May 26 #40

Netanyahu is one of the absolute worst human beings on earth. Initech May 26 #23

This is incorrect. Beastly Boy May 26 #38

Netenyahu says ending war requires the depopulation plan he praised as "revolutionary" David__77 May 26 #48

You wrote:"Israel is not offering an end to war without depopulation of Gaza." Beastly Boy May 26 #54

the fundamental terms are not specified Tetrachloride May 26 #4

They are not. sarisataka May 26 #6

This does not lead to end to the war. Netanyahu said only the ethnic cleansing plan would do that. David__77 May 26 #8

It sounds like you believe the die is cast sarisataka May 26 #11

I'm listening to the words of Netanyahu as well as his actions. David__77 May 26 #13

Why aren't pro-Palestinians protesting at the WH mcar May 26 #22

Rec'd a million times! Mossfern May 26 #52

Netanyahu and other ministers have made their plans clear to the public iemanja May 26 #24

Folks who stayed home, voted third party, or cast ballots for Trump out of spite lapucelle May 26 #35

I would say the people that voted for bibi did way more to enable and empower him. Eko May 26 #45

You're entitled to say whatever you like. N/T lapucelle May 26 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Beastly Boy May 26 #42

Reuters reports Hamas agrees: WhiskeyGrinder May 26 #12

Thank you for that update sarisataka May 26 #17

Why not release all the hostages ? JI7 May 26 #14

Israel's position is the ethnic cleansing must occur before the war is ended. David__77 May 26 #16

Sure, but the hostages were taken before Israel carried out the current attacks JI7 May 26 #19

Israel has controlled Gaza for a long time iemanja May 26 #25

I think Egypt had control until they started some war JI7 May 26 #28

"Forced out" iemanja May 26 #29

Egypt had control until they started a war with Israel which they lost JI7 May 26 #32

It was Egypt's sovereign land when Israel captured it. Beastly Boy May 26 #46

Additionally, Israel unilaterally chose to dismantle settlements in Gaza iemanja May 26 #31

They were forced out. Nearly 10,000 Israelis. Beastly Boy May 26 #47

How long Mossfern May 26 #53

You are right David, This is the same as Trump's plan. If we had a leader who wasn't a psychopath, dreaming of Doodley May 26 #36

It's not too late to oppose the Israel-US Gaza depopulation plan. David__77 May 26 #37