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You do realize that Hamas and Palestine are not the same thing right, even if they are obviously related? Funding aid for Palestine is not the same as funding Hamas, even if it is impossible to avoid some money being used in ways it’s not supposed to.

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Well, in fact it is. First the "official" agencies in charge of most of this aid are practically indistinguishable from Hamas. Second, most if not all the funds get diverted. Third, Hamas appears to enjoy widespread support within the Palestinian population, as shown by the last free elections, which Hamas won handily, as well as opinion polls and public displays.

And I am not talking about basic humanitarian aid such as food and medicines. I am talking about the high-level assistance, construction aid. Famously, water pipes paid for by the EU were torn out and used to make rockets and/or rocket launchers.

Should we fund/send aid for russia too? Since, you know, russian army is not the same as russian people.

Or maybe we should lift sanctions off russia? I have a hunch a lot of pro-hamas people would love that.

Are the Russian people being persecuted such that many of them are being bombed in their homes after being given a token amount of time to evacuate, or many are starving to death?

No they're not. Because the Russians are the actual perpetrators.

Just like Hamas is.

Israel is defending itself against that aggression.

And yeah, being the civilian population of a brutal dictatorship that wages war against neighbor(s) without regard to the well-being of its own population sucks. It's horrible.

Should Ukraine stop defending itself because some Russians may get hurt?

Should the allies not have conquered Germany and Japan in WW2, because of the toll on the German civilian population?

Yes, war is horrible.

Pro Tip: don't start wars.

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