@[email protected] Considering that #Hamas coup'd itself into power, this is a clear case of #ArgumentInvalid since it's not a "choice by the Palestinians" nor have there been any free and democratic elections in the #Gaza strip since then.
- IOW Hamas rules as a #TerroristOrganization with violence over the population of Gaza and with neither any democratic mandate nor any other legitimacy.
Whereas as reactionary as #Netanyahu's government is, they at least got into power by "free and democratic elections" as is international consensus.
- If Hamas were to only terrorize the Palestinians in Gaza, noone would give a shit, but with #O7 they literally gave #Israel a reason to "act in self-defense"...
I'm not claiming the reaction was proportional, but was a fully foreseeable consequence given sufficient examples like the case of Gilad Shalit and basically every previous battle...
- Who would've thought "This time, it's gonna be different!"??
(I am only bound to Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy as per Basic Law of The Federal Republic of Germany not by mere legislation, but conviction. If you are unwilling to formulate a nuanced opinion then please GTFO cuz at best you'd be a "useful idiot" if not "terrorism apologist" amidst O7...