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averagejoel posted...

whether or not you support hamas is irrelevant. their existence is a natural consequence of israel occupying that territory.

hamas is like a prison gang. they have almost no support outside of gaza, and what power they have would likely evaporate if the people of gaza weren't imprisoned in such desperate circumstances

Israel's presence in that territory is justified by the United Nations itself considering it a part of Israel that was never formally ceded.

The fact that Israel itself supplies Gaza City with utilities / water / etc makes things even more complicated.

Lastly, Fatah lost Gaza to Hamas back in 2007, meaning it by definition is terrorist-occupied and terrorist-governed region. Almost, but not quite, a Rogue State.

It's actually nothing short of a miracle that it even exists at all in its current form.

If we're going to be completely honest here and focus solely on the geopolitical circumstances of Gaza, as far as international law goes Gaza is literally a part of Israel. That Hamas controls it essentially creates an unavoidable conflict between Israel, Hamas and Palestine.

Israel legally cannot cede Gaza to Hamas. That would directly violate UN policy. They theoretically could cede it to Palestine, which had been floated prior to 2007. But when Palestine's political control of Gaza was lost to Hamas, that's not an option either.

So from Israel's standpoint, you have a literal terrorist state within your own country. It's kind of a no-win situation, to be honest. And none of this is written to defend Israel's actions, but to give more context to the general geopolitical situation of the region.


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