I have an issue with Israel not committing to a serious stance of peaceful negotiation, because they are quite clearly in a position to do so while maintaining reasonably firm on issues of the security of the Israeli people - and yet refuse to do so because the Israeli right-wing craves lebensraum and the Israeli left has been castrated since the 80s.
I don’t have an issue with Palestinian nationalists not committing to a serious stance of peaceful negotiation, because the last attempt in the 90s fizzled out because the Israeli right decided they would just… rather not adhere to the agreements they signed. If force is what it takes to earn independence from an occupier, force it is.
That being said, I’m generally anti-Hamas for a variety of other reasons, but choosing to engage in armed struggle isn’t one of them. Until Israel is willing to negotiate in good faith, the use of armed force is legitimate.
Both for the targeting of civilians.
I have an issue with Israel not committing to a serious stance of peaceful negotiation, because they are quite clearly in a position to do so while maintaining reasonably firm on issues of the security of the Israeli people - and yet refuse to do so because the Israeli right-wing craves lebensraum and the Israeli left has been castrated since the 80s.
I don’t have an issue with Palestinian nationalists not committing to a serious stance of peaceful negotiation, because the last attempt in the 90s fizzled out because the Israeli right decided they would just… rather not adhere to the agreements they signed. If force is what it takes to earn independence from an occupier, force it is.
That being said, I’m generally anti-Hamas for a variety of other reasons, but choosing to engage in armed struggle isn’t one of them. Until Israel is willing to negotiate in good faith, the use of armed force is legitimate.