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AloeVera

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18. And until they do, it's perfectly fine to continue with the mass murders and starvation?

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:33 PM

Jul 22

Until Hamas gives Israel everything it wants, it is free to continue the apocalyptic suffering?

People who want to ignore or skirt that critical question reveal to others that to them, Palestinians lives are secondary to Israel's objectives and if many more have to die, so be it. That's not OK.

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Shootings, Devastation, Hunger: Israel Fails to Address Gaza's Power Vacuum [View all] cliffside Jul 22 OP

It is Hamas who has refused to allow any new governance structure. SunSeeker Jul 22 #1

Death camps iemanja Jul 22 #3

no. the issue is Hamas. stopdiggin Jul 22 #6

I suggest you do a bit of reading on current events iemanja Jul 22 #7

I have been following stopdiggin Jul 22 #12

What do you imagine Hamas could do now iemanja Jul 22 #15

surrender. turn themselves, and their stock of munitions and weapons, over .. stopdiggin Jul 22 #19

How would that change Israel's plans? iemanja Jul 22 #21

And until they do, it's perfectly fine to continue with the mass murders and starvation? AloeVera Jul 22 #18

Agree with you that many Palestinians are "subjects" or call them hostages, starving the "subjects" cliffside Jul 22 #22

On Hamas and cease fire proposals iemanja Jul 22 #8

Appreciate you posting the link, for some reason the thread does not advance in GD so posted it ... cliffside Jul 22 #24

so... myohmy2 Jul 22 #9

seems to be just fine as far as Hamas is concerned stopdiggin Jul 22 #11

c'mon... myohmy2 Jul 22 #16

Doesn't absolve Israel. It is responsible for the human acopalypse it created. AloeVera Jul 22 #20

How much power does Hamas really have at this point? fujiyamasan Jul 22 #4

They ambushed and killed 7 IDF soldiers in June. maxsolomon Jul 22 #13

Israel has created a situation where people will die en masse now. AloeVera Jul 22 #17

Yes, I'm still blaming Hamas. They started this war. They can agree to a cease fire at any time. nt SunSeeker Jul 22 #25

I see. N/T AloeVera Jul 22 #26

Israel has a plan iemanja Jul 22 #2

no way... myohmy2 Jul 22 #5

Israel planning for a power transition equals land grab. Beastly Boy Jul 22 #10

precisely! I caught that little gem too. "Power vacuum" ..... stopdiggin Jul 22 #14

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power cliffside Jul 22 #23