you argument was that if you can take something by force, it's yours. If terrorism (a kind of force) helps them to do that, then by your logic it is justified. In this case it seems like it will derail Israeli attempts to improve relations with the Saudi's and other arab countries.
No, I said that the only real way you “own” land is through your ability to defend it from invaders. I don’t see the word “justified” in there. And as I said, terrorism alone is a poor way to conquer land.
I do think they are equally evil. The difference is that Israel has all the power in this situation. They are the ones running the prison. they are the ones stealing the land. They are the ones who could end the conflict by negotiating with the Palestinians. Hamas can't do anything other than fight. They could fight in less shitty, evil ways. But they can't do anything else. Israel very much could, but wont.
Ah, you are a “power structure” person. In that case, I still call BS because you are essentially concluding this: evil + power > evil + terror tactics presumably done out of desperation. If Palestinians had all the power, there would be no Jews. As things stand now, there are Palestinians in the IDF.
Hamas runs the prison, actually. They say whether people leave or not. They use their own populace as cannon fodder. It’s no wonder their death tolls are so high. Muslims put more hope in the next paradise-like life than this one.
of course they do. Israel has been treating them like shit for decades.
Oh, so you think their virulent antisemitism is largely justifiable. Antisemitism predates the modern state of Israel. When the country was created after WWII and the partitioning was going to be negotiated, the Arab League boycotted the negotiation. Their lot hasn’t improved as a result. Palestinian leaders are loathe to compromise, and they refuse to recognize the Jewish state. It constitutes sort of a non starter in good faith negotiations.
