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I genuinely do not know who the bad guys are. S lot of my leftist friends are against Israel, but from what I know Israel was attacked and is responding and trying to get their hostages back.

Enlighten me. Am I wrong? Why am I wrong?

And dumb it down for me, because apparently I'm an idiot.

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[โ€“] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Everyone who opposes genocide, colonialism, and terrorism are the good guys, so neither Israel or Hamas.

But Hamas is not Palestine/Palestinians, the same way that Israel/Zionism is not Jewish/Judaism; no matter how much Israel, Hamas, the media, or military industrial complex tries to conflate them all.

IMO Israel is more to blame than Hamas as they should know better given a) their history of persecution b) their significantly greater wealth and education, and c) their demographics โ€” more than half of all Palestinians are technically children, below 18.

[โ€“] mbtrhcs@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

Don't forget that Hamas has been supported by Netanyahu in the past because they are a useful tool to prevent a longer standing peace...