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They are elected by the Palestinian people. 44% of them voted for Hamas to come to power.
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Does the "reign in the influence of Israel" movement need a Tucker Carlson to be credible?
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IF Hamas is not the elected Palestinian authority for the past 20 years and has oppressed its own people. If the global community acknowledges this, why have those supporting Palestinian innocence remained silent for two decades?
Why has there not been international pressure or a United Nations resolution to remove Hamas from power and allow Palestinians to be governed by their elected representatives?
Why has there been very attention to Hamas's oppression of Palestinians over the past 20 years? Despite receiving billions in international aid, much of it has reportedly funded military activities instead of humanitarian needs. If Hamas does not represent Palestinians, why has significant funding—such as $2 billion yearly —been allocated to them, and why do its members serve as representatives at the UN?
The suffering of Palestinians under Hamas over the past two decades has largely gone unaddressed. There has been limited attention paid to both the hardships faced by the population and the actions of Hamas toward its own people.
But all of a sadden the world community realized Hamas doesn’t represent Palestinian people. I wonder why.
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What actions have been taken over the past 20 years by those who now assert that Palestinians are not represented by Hamas?
The answer is that, on average, the world community provided $2 billion annually to Hamas.
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And since half the population of Gaza is under 18 that means that at least half were not even alive when the vote took place and many if not most of the others were children, too young to vote. You are blaming the dead for their decisions, but most of those still alive we're completely innocent. I cannot say the word innocent often enough. I wish I could put it in bold face in color underlined. Absolutely innocent. Israel is killing and starving the innocent.
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They are elected officials who came to power with 44% voter support. For the past 20 years, the international community has sent funds to assist Palestinians and had no issues working with Hamas.
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yes i know . Palestinian voted for Hamas. Hamas represent Palestinian people.
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Why has there been no UN resolution to remove Kim Jong Un from power and allow North Koreans to be governed by their elected representatives? Generally speaking, the international community tries to stay out of the business of regime change. See how that's gone in Iraq and Afghanistan if you want a concrete reason why.
It's not a sudden realization - it's only coming up because people like you are trying to use the fact that Hamas governs the territory to justify the wholesale slaughter of Palestinians. I wouldn't say that the actions of North Korea's government would justify atrocities on the North Korean people either.
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Did people under this age live in Palestine before the war? Did these Palestine lived under the oppression of Hamas?
If the answer is yes, then a question arises: why was no action taken in response? Why were billions of dollars sent to Hamas each year? What happened to the outcry we here about “poor Palestinian” past 20 years.
Here's why: No one cared or responded when Hamas diverted billions of dollars for personal use or purchased rockets. There have been no public demonstrations on the streets of London concerning the plight of Palestinian civilians. No students at Columbia or Harvard have delivered speeches regarding the suffering experienced by Palestinians under the control of Hamas.
No one cared for Palestinian. Simple as that.
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The international community does not intervene when regimes change and people are oppressed. Got it.
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The international community tends to show concern for oppressed populations primarily when Israelis defend themselves. .
Isn't that a double standard from the international community?
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Then murdered their opposition to consolidate power and did away with elections hence my objection to calling them elected officials. Do you apply this standard to other dictators or just those in Gaza?
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The international community tends to show concern when powerful nations/forces attack weaker ones in a disproportionate manner without regard for civilian lives.
If you want a recent example, Russia has faced plenty of criticism for its attacks on Ukraine, despite the claim that they are merely defending themselves from NATO aggression.
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Russian aggression toward Ukraine was unprovoked, whereas Israel was attacked by an external force; this is a significant distinction.
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Russia disagrees, which is all that matters for the purposes of this discussion. Now, do you care to address the actual point?
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So Hamas was killing their own people?
Where was the outcry when Hamas was killing their own people?
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