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      That’s not the end goal. The end goal is security for the Israeli people. If Palestinians choose peace, they’d have it. They have not chosen that path yet.

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          You connected two unrelated ideas.

          Israel wants security for the people of Israel. Ideally, this is peace with their neighbors. Hamas has chosen war. Israel has no choice but the take action.

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            And this action must be extermination of the people of Palestine. If you’re going to say it, say all of it. Stop dancing around what you’re advocating.

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              Don’t put words in my mouth. I’m absolutely not saying that. Let me be clear: Palestinians should have a state and live peacefully as neighbors of Israel.

              However, as of now, the Palestinian leadership is fracture and (in the case of Hamas) undeniably barbaric. The Palestinians need to choose better leaders and take themselves to freedom and peace they deserve.

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                  Agreed! Neither in the West Bank where Fatah rules, not in Gaza where Hamas rules, have they had elections in more than a decade.

                  The Palestinians should demand an election.

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            this is effectively saying “all Palestinians deserve to be killed because of who their leadership is” which is not really acceptable.

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            Please look up how many of the currently living people in Gaza were able to vote back in 2006(?) when the last election was.

            Irrc 50% of the population now is under 18, so people under 35 should make up 70% or more.

            Your statement is just false.

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        From the authors of “Why don’t Russians/Iranians/North Koreans/etc. overthrow their regimes? It’s a simple choice.”