Anderson Cooper had on a former Israeli intel chief who said, "The noncombatant population in the Gaza strip is really a nonexistent term because all of the Gazans voted for Hamas, and...most of the population in the Gaza strip are Hamas."
Cooper didn't push back.
Again, #Hamas won an election with 44.5% of the vote 17 years ago, before around half of the population of #Gaza were born, and then seized complete power in a bloody civil war with Fatah.
#israel #media
@JoshuaHolland Joshua, this really is not the platform for a nuanced conversation on this issue. And, of course, the million children in Gaza do not deserve what this.
At some point we have to admit the people of Gaza have tolerated Hamas for 16 yrs. They are not without any agency. I’ve never lived with terrorist firing rockets from the roof of my apt bldg. I also know that I would not live in a building and allow that to happen. Yes, I would probably end up dead pretty fast.
@MiriShuli @JoshuaHolland
I’ve seen this argument before, and it’s completely illogical. I don’t think Israelis deserve to be obliterated for keeping Netanyahu in power on and off for 30 years. I don’t blame Russians for “tolerating” Putin. Should we blame Egyptians for what followed the Arab Spring? I find this attitude appalling.
@lucybeahere @MiriShuli @JoshuaHolland above all, shows incapability to reflect on one's own ability to influence one's own political context
