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The West's shameful silence on Ğaza

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In several media places it has been pointed out, the War could probably end quickly if Hamas returned all hostages and surrendered? - Instead Hamas has stated they sacrifice their own people?

What is clear at least is that returning all hostages would not end the massacre, given that Israel has broken a ceasefire that was resulting in their liberation and refused multiple others.

At the moment the explicitly stated goal of Netanyahu, his government, and- we must assume- the majority of Israelis is the ethnic cleansing followed by the annexation of Gaza.

On the other hand, this is not a surprise for anyone who knows the history of the conflict and is capable of joining the dots: Israel's ultimate goal has always that of ethnically cleansing Palestine to occupy it entirely.

Netanyahu's government's goal sure looks like that; but also Netanyahu is part of a coallition now being propped up by the extremists who want their own to be exempt from the draft that applies to most Israelis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemption_from_military_servic...

and is himself facing criminal charges in Israel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Benjamin_Netanyahu

(Caveat: this is almost literally everything I know about Israeli internal politics, so assume a lot of missed context).

Hamas would need to surrender too

It would make things cleaner morally if they released the hostages though.

Given link requires a subscription , so not readable.

Should mention Hamas shameful treatment of Gaza people. Are very prepared to sacrifice Gaza peoples lives , building terrorist instructure beneath hospitals and schools. Hamas must of spent $Billions of dollars UNSRWA aid on tunnel networks and military infrastructure. Money that was supposed to improve Gazians lives. Why is it no neighbouring country will allow Gazians to come there. Hamas has publically written they want to kill all from Israel. Do Gazians support Hamas? Its hard for me to believe that they would, but it seems so? Hamas was recently killing the few Gazians for objecting to what they are doing.

> Why is it no neighbouring country will allow Gazians to come there.

Same reason you wouldn't want millions of refugees to suddenly appear in your country. All the hubhub about refugees in Europe over the last few years is typically about tens of thousands of refugees per year.

> Hamas must of spent $Billions of dollars UNSRWA aid on tunnel networks and military infrastructure

I'm sure some funds from UNSRWA have ended up with Hamas in some capacity, but "billions" is unfounded nonsense. In the end it's impossible to prevent all types of fraud or misappropriation (which is true for everything where money is involved).

What goes on in Gaza now is genocide.

Long time planned, starting with illegal settlements - which exist as a long term plan to take away the territory. And going of their way to mistreat Palestinians.

Hamas and terrorism exists, yes. But you cant use it as a shield at this point anymore.

If Netanyahu and his government were really interested in the hostages they would have negotiated a release. As it is they provide an excuse for continued violence.

https://archive.ph/X6Rtz

It's interesting to note how a large faction of mainstream news-media has shifted significantly or ceased their complicit selective silence like this on Gaza/Israel coinciding with Trump-Gulf relations becoming publically and officially amicable.

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