daniel daimiao chenYesterday, I had a conversation about the Palestine and Israel conflict when I attended a volunteer activity. I figured out I'm a minority group, at least in that group. So, my opinion is: 1. I demand Israel must ceasefire right now without any excuse. 2. I support Palestine's people who have the right to live without fear and get happiness. 3. But I don't support Hamas, which I believe should take responsibility for the music festival massacre.
Most people in that group supported Palestine, and at the time, they also supported Hamas. There was a question they asked me: How can you support Palestine people and against Hamas? What's the difference between them? And if you disagree with Hamas, what's the solution you have to give Palestine people's freedom?
For me, people and government always are two independent objects. I understand there is a long history in that area, but **if a murderer murdered my family, it doesn't mean I have the right to murder his family.** I don't have any solution for a lot of problems, including how to bring peace to Palestine and Israel, but this will not be any reason for me to be against violence.
I'm very eager for a ceasefire, and I agree Netanyahu should be arrested and sent to court. But the thing is, I'm confused: should I attend the protest for Palestine because people will mix Palestine and Hamas? It's very upsetting for me; on one side, children are dying; on the other side, I just cannot do anything.
I don't understand why it's hard to find a protest that only supports Palestine.
At the end of that conversation, they told me a narrative that the music festival massacre was actually made by Israel, which I cannot find evidence of, and I am still researching it.