You implied that Palestinians understandably turn to Hamas due to Israeli action. I was countering that with the supposition that Israelis would take a hardline stance against Hamas in a similar manner, so this can’t really be used as an excuse. It just continues the cycle of violence.
Israel has a lot of problems, especially right now with Netanyahu (solidarity with the protests), but the idea that Hamas crimes can be excused as a reaction to Israel is nonsense, as is Israel as an apartheid rogue state. Palestinians have fewer voting rights in Gaza than Israel. Hamas rules with an iron grip and imprison dissidents; they torture them too. They control women and kill gays. This would still happen if Israel didn’t exist.
