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Originally Posted by jfman
I don't doubt that there are Israelis for whom nothing short of the genocide of the Palestinian people is an objective.
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That genocide of the Israelis is the Palestinian objective
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Being a nation state simply legitimises it at the ballot box.
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The Palestinians appointed Hamas at the ballot box.
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It's not really a question of who has the most money or most resource Hamas aren't really operating at a level they can reasonably expect to eliminate Israel.
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That was my point.
They can’t eliminate Israel, when you’re in an un-winnable situation, the sensible thing to do is negotiate a way out, that way you may come out with something.
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This exercise has demonstrated the innovative and intuitive ways that they can strike Israel where it hurts at a scale nobody expected.
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It’s the equivalent of giving Israel an insect bite, not nice and it will irritate for sometime, and Israel will scratch that bite for a long time. They will also be minded to ensure in future they have plenty of insect repellent.
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The main achievement is psychological. How safe are new settlements going to be?
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Oh, a hell of a lot safer now, thanks to Hamas…………how safe will Gaza be?