“A pox on both your houses” doesn’t really work. What Hamas did to those hundreds of Israelis was murder, plain and simple. Seizing hostages and holding them cannot be justified and is a crime. There is no equivalence. Hamas continues to deny Israel’s right to exist, more than 70 years after Israel became a sovereign nation. Israel is justified in its efforts to stamp out Hamas, just as the U.S. was justified in attacking ISIS.
Having said that, there is no justification for Israel to cut off food and electricity to thousands of civilians who are not members of Hamas. Nor is there any excuse for settlements on the West Bank in occupied territory, nor for Israel to take away Palestinian land or liberties. In a conflict just because you condemn one side doesn’t mean you automatically favor everything the other side is doing.
Evil acts should be condemned no matter who commits them. I don’t know why that is so hard for people to accept.
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