Reeling from Hamas' massacre, a kibbutz pleads for the return of hostages
Reeling from Hamas' massacre, a kibbutz pleads for the return of hostages
Reeling from Hamas' massacre, a kibbutz pleads for the return of hostages
Excerpt:
“First and foremost, we need to sort out the matter of the hostages, to swap them with the terrorists that are here [referring to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, not all of whom were involved in militant activities]; it’s just explosive material to hold them in prison. After that, we need to sit down and negotiate a peace agreement,” Pauker said. As he spoke, the sounds of explosions from Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza could be heard in the background.
“I have good friends from across the border [in Gaza], but I can’t meet them, and they can’t meet me. They used to come to my house. I spoke to them on Saturday. They are human beings. They have bad leaders, like us. We can throw away the leaders on both sides and make peace in a matter of minutes.”
It doesn't seem fair to call Hamas terrorists when every peaceful form of resistance against the occupiers has been criminalized.
The quote from the article has it right: "They are human beings. They have bad leaders, like us. We can throw away the leaders on both sides and make peace in a matter of minutes".
Hamas and Likud are the instigators of this, and they actually both want to entirely destroy the other side rather than a peaceful resolution. To quote Hamas' 2017 charter: "Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea" (noting that means the complete destruction of Israel). To quote Netanyahu: "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian State has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring of money to Hamas... This is part of our strategy".
Deliberately killing civilians is never okay (which both sides are doing - see the article, and Hamas are safe in their tunnels and it has become a trope that after killing many civilians Likud people just automatically claim it was Hamas HQ, with no credibility), and neither side has a right to target civilians.
What should Hamas have done instead?
It's fair to call them terrorists when they attack civilians.
And don't give me the "what about Israel" bullshit. They can be terrorists, too, it doesn't make Hamas suddenly freedom fighters for murdering children. A terrorist is a terrorist.
They earn that name when they kill civilians deliberately.
Inb4 "israel", yes fuck israel as well.