trajectory and what Netanyahu and extremists in his government have said. I have no doubt that there are plans in reserve to raze the Al-Aqsa Mosque and build a new temple on the Temple Mount.
I suppose it's possible that Trump might change his stance on Gaza if he's desperate for a distraction from the Epstein scandal. But I doubt it, because he needs the evangelical support. He's not running again, and his brain will be useless mush in 2 years, but if he loses too much support he might get 25/4 by his own cabinet. However, what is an exaggeration is stating that "your exaggerations are no help", as though somehow I'm damaging the Palestinian cause, or the situation in Gaza. The point of this obvious exaggeration is to inflate the importance of your opinion.
From the polls I've seen three quarters of Americans disapprove of the Biden/Trump consensus on Gaza. If three quarters of the American people have no effect on Washington policy, it's a given that no post on DU will have any effect. In fact, I seriously doubt many posts here change anyone's mind about anything, even among Duers. In any case, your opinion is no more important than mine.
As for your question, of course Hamas bears responsibility. But when a society is reduced to abject poverty, as the Palestinians have been by the oppression of Israel, the rise of gangs, militias, and warlords is inevitable. The UN recognizes the right of an occupied people to fight against their oppressors. That doesn’t exonerate terrorism against civilians, but Israel has had Gaza in a stranglehold for decades, and enjoys the largesse of the US MIC, and when you get this kind of extreme asymmetry in warfare the oppressed will use any means at their disposal. Israel, on the other hand, a state that would not have been allowed to consolidate under the Geneva Conventions due to their seizure of Palestinian territories and natural resources, is committing war crimes.
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