The memes declaring "Gaza must be freed from Hamas" miss the critical point that after Netanyahu again broke the January ceasefire, Hamas themselves said they will relinquish all power in Gaza, release all hostages, and leave, on the condition that the Israeli military stop occupying Gaza—and Netanyahu rejected the offer because he refuses to give up Gaza.

This man is a war criminal committing genocide, and people are still focused on Hamas as if they control Israel's military.

@QasimRashid What Netanyahu never understands is if you bomb the crap out of a civilian population they will hate you forever. Even if the impossible goal of eliminating Hamas was achieved, the Israelis will never eliminate the hatred.

@iveyline @QasimRashid

Netanyahu understands this all too well. Getting neighboring civilian populations to hate Israel forever is part of his goal with these genocidal and war campaigns which he's waging all over the Middle East. It will create an endless supply of enemies both real and imagined that provide a convenient excuse to continue Israel's "forever wars", attempt to unite Israelis with a shared illusion of victimhood, and keep Netanyahu out of jail

Why Israel's Netanyahu encouraged suitcases of cash for Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies say he was trying to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu's critics, citing his own words, say he was trying to buy — and thwart — peace.

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