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Originally Posted by Watser?
Hostages are taken by the Israelis too, they have arrested half the Hamas cabinet, do you seriously think they are gonna charge them with anything? They are abducting Palestinians by the dozens and holding them without charge (inside Israel, another violation of the Geneva Conventions).
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For what purpose?
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Originally Posted by Watser?
That is just my point though, isn't it? The US and EU calls whatever the Palestinians are doing terrorism and is forcing them to recognise Israel (what you describe as "behaving civilised"), in blatant contravention of the Geneva Conventions. Who is doing the demonising here? What you characterize as "trying to force them into behaving civilized" is often violent action against innocent Palestinian citizens and always collective punishment.
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Are the US and EU arbitrarily labeling the actions of certain Palestinians as terrorism? You seem to conveniently ignore certain pieces of information, such as what Hamas preaches and supports. Don't you see something wrong with them? This article points out just how bad the catch 22 situation has become. If Israel responds to Hamas with violence, people complain. If the response is non-violent, such as the stoppage of funds to the PA, people complain. Which do you think is more likely: funds were cut as part of an effort to starve people into submission, or, funds were cut because it makes zero sense to finance a group who would use the money to support attacks against you?