I have not claimed that Palestinians cannot be victims of Israeli aggression or that there aren’t issues from a very right wing Israeli government in areas like the West Bank. However, other emancipation movements (like South African black people) found outlets which weren’t homicidal maniacs who would only accept the destruction of Israel as their only palatable solution. Only a fool would then think that Jews would be safe in the ruins of Israel in this scenario. Israel should be doing a heck of a lot more to produce more amicable relations, but if a Nazi-like Islamist movement is going to attack them they have a right to defend themselves. I think the defence should be a lot more measured than it has been, but thinking Israel should make peace and live side by side with a bunch of Nazi-like religious fanatics is just not tenable or palatable. Unless there’s a huge mood change within Hamas, it won’t happen, and there’s little pressure for them to do so while apportion of blame is concentrated practically solely on Israel.
