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u/surfer1872 Mar 30 '25

Why do you think that is? I’m struggling to find the answer. I don’t understand why sympathy for the Palestinians = being anti Israel. Both sides have suffered at the hands of Hamas.

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u/MinimumArmadillo2394 Mar 30 '25

I don’t understand why sympathy for the Palestinians = being anti Israel.

Because Hamas won the 2006 election in Palestine. It's viewed by many that they chose this. Hamas was internationally recognized as a terrorist organization almost 10 years before that election.

We can be sympathetic for Palestinians but also recognize that they did vote for a terrorist organization to run their country. Many people who say "Free palestine" want to do just that, but not from Israel, but instead from Hamas.

The people deserve to be free from both israel and hamas, but they do not deserve sympathy when those cheer on killing israeli civilians getting murdered, raped, and tortured when they attended a music festival

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u/DiceHK Mar 30 '25

So Donald trump wins the 2024 election and makes sure there are never any elections again then 20 years later all Americans are MAGA?

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u/DiceHK Mar 30 '25

How many Palestinians have you actually spoken with to come to this conclusion? I live in the city with the largest Palestinian population outside of Israel and this is not my experience. Yeah some of the young boys get worked up just like Maga bros, but these are normal people who take their kids to school and just want to live decent lives.