> Would you agree that "Palestinians should suffer for what Hamas did" is a decent summary of the view you describe

I'm not the person you are responding to, but sheesh that is an unsympathetic reading of their comment. I do not know if the person you replied to does or does not believe that, but nothing in their comment would imply that.

> I do not pretend to have or be able to gain any knowledge that could help this thousand year conflict.

Well first step would be listening to what people say instead of adding your own interpretations.