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UN chief 'deeply distressed' by planned Israeli siege of Gaza (www.reuters.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why can't people just look this stuff up. Hamas is not Palestine. They are a militant group created by the UAE and possibly Russia to further their own goals in the region and world. The people of Palestine, actual Palestinians, are victims of both Hamas and Israel and the world needs to stop blaming them for this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Well, Hamas was voted strongest party in 2006 or 2008 (can't remember exactly) with ~45% votes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

When more than half of the population of the Gaza strip are children and the elderly, any voting is just not legitimate. It's like saying China runs fair elections.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That approval rating has only gone up as the violence against them has ramped up. I think it's in the 60s now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Most likely yeah. But I couldn't find any newer approval ratings.