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Is Hamas bad? Yes.
Is attacking Israel, killing festival goers, and kidnappings people bad? Absolutely.
Does anything that Hamas has done recently or since its inception justify genocide? That's a resounding no.
Being against oppression, ethnic cleansing and genocide does not mean that one supports Hamas.
100%, yes. Unfortunately, these times breed anger and hate, whether that's accusations of supporting Hamas towards people merely opposing Israel's genocide or accusations of supporting said genocide levied at people just for being Jewish.
We need to put the blame squarely where it belongs - on both Hamas and the Netanyahu regime. The ordinary folks that just want to live in peace, whether Palestinian or Israeli, are not the problem.
The primary problem is Israel, of course civilians want this to end. Israel set the conditions for Hamas to exist, plain and simple.
Hamas is the last option left after more progressive options have been destroyed by Israel over the years. Netanyahu funds Hamas.
They've been beaten down and are broken. They don't want to fight anymore. They just want it to end.
Problem is, it will never and as long as Israël exists. It is their mandate to eliminate all Palestinians. Any proposal for a ceasefire is turned down by Israel. So do Palestinians really have a choice at this point?
