▲ 413 ▼ Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by snek@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can't believe I have to say this, but hamas ≠ Palestinians, Just like Israel's government ≠ Jewish people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mwguy@infosec.pub 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hamas didn't cheer those corpses, common Palestinians did. There's extensive polling in the region and Hamas enjoys widespread support. It's believed that if elections happened today in the West Bank that Hamas would win. While Hamas might not represent the Palestinian diaspora, they definitely represent the Palestinians located in the Gaza Strip. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Who did extensive polling? Who says hamas enjoys widespread support? Wide spread support in what? Do you believe that Hamas would allow a proper free election? The amount of children in Gaza, are they being represented here? How many Palestinians were out cheering in the street? When Israelis do it regarding bombs being dropped on gaza, does that make it ok? Does that represent enough Israelis to paint them with the same brush? E - for source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/israelis-cheer-gaza-bombing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hamas didn't cheer those corpses, common Palestinians did. There's extensive polling in the region and Hamas enjoys widespread support. It's believed that if elections happened today in the West Bank that Hamas would win. While Hamas might not represent the Palestinian diaspora, they definitely represent the Palestinians located in the Gaza Strip. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Who did extensive polling? Who says hamas enjoys widespread support? Wide spread support in what? Do you believe that Hamas would allow a proper free election? The amount of children in Gaza, are they being represented here? How many Palestinians were out cheering in the street? When Israelis do it regarding bombs being dropped on gaza, does that make it ok? Does that represent enough Israelis to paint them with the same brush? E - for source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/israelis-cheer-gaza-bombing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Who did extensive polling? Who says hamas enjoys widespread support? Wide spread support in what? Do you believe that Hamas would allow a proper free election? The amount of children in Gaza, are they being represented here? How many Palestinians were out cheering in the street? When Israelis do it regarding bombs being dropped on gaza, does that make it ok? Does that represent enough Israelis to paint them with the same brush? E - for source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/israelis-cheer-gaza-bombing permalink fedilink source parent