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This is 100% wrong, and no one who's followed the conflict before 10/7 can write that with a straight face. Let's start with the Hamas side. Their intentions seem pretty easy to show:
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/doctrine-hama...Since its creation in December 1987, Hamas has invoked militant interpretations of Islam to spearhead a Sunni extremist movement committed to destroying Israel.I'm not sure how it could be stated any more clearly.
Then there's Netanyahu:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun...Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that Hamas must be completely destroyed before Israel will agree to end its war in Gaza, casting doubt on Joe Biden’s announcement of a new Israeli-led ceasefire proposal.Destroying Hamas does not automatically equate to a genocide in Gaza. But then you have to look at what Israel is doing and not just what they're saying. They sure seem to be prosecuting their side of the war with little regard to civilians. Granted, Hamas is deliberately hiding among the civilian population. But that does not give Israel carte blanche to start killing multitudes of civilians just to get to one or two Hamas fighters. The war has uprooted the vast majority of the civilian population from their homes, and most supplies have been cut off, as has been the ability to flee the area as a refugee. So it's on the verge of turning into a de facto genocide even if that is not the stated intention.
Yes, Netanyahu talks about being more careful, but when you have to apologize multiple times for "mistakes" that kill bunches of civilians, you have to wonder about how serious he is about actually being careful.
So it's not crazy at all to say that both sides are espousing genocide against the other.
--Peter
