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Originally Posted by EyeballPaul

It aint gonna end while Hamas is involved,No chance.Israelis are'nt gonna cut a deal with terrorists or while rockets are being fired at them.They're just gonna keep retaliating then Hamas will do the same.Vicious circle.They need a cease fire and some proper representatives on the Palestinian side.Hamas are terrorists,Firing rockets from hospitals and schools and using what are supposed to be their own people as human sheilds are not the actions of a legitimate group.Israelis are'nt faultless either but they atleast have something resembling a government who can be reasoned with.

So we keep hearing but that's a bit simplistic. Those on the ground in Gaza have a very different perception of Hamas and their use of apparent human shields, and what should be remembered is that Gaza is one of the most densely populated urban areas in the world, far more so than London or New York I believe, and yet we should blame it on Hamas when Israel's indiscriminate strikes inevitably kill many civilians? Plus there's also the fact it's blocked in by closed borders and Israel still have their naval blockade in place, its incredibly difficult for anyone to leave even if they wanted to. The two 'sides' shouldn't even be compared or equated really considering how grossly imbalanced the conflict is, and considering that Gazans have been treated like sh*t by Israel for years and years. Hamas may be a monster but its one that Israel created.