The attacks by Hamas fighters in southern Israel on 7 October, and the Israeli air attacks on Gaza that have followed, and now the unfolding humanitarian disaster there, once again expose fundamental bias in the state-corporate news media. Does news coverage really convey the impression that all liv
I blame Hamas. 100%.
People in Gaza are dying today. How do we get people to stop dying today?
The civilians in Gaza, the children in Gaza, the women in Gaza, the people in Gaza are not allowed to leave. There is no escape for the civilians.
How do we exit this situation right now?
There is a power asymmetry here, Hamas is a terrorist organization, they’re terrible people, but they do not have the military advantage. Hamas has the moral low ground, they do terrible things. Israel has the military high ground, they can decide who lives and who dies. Right now the civilians in Gaza are dying.
How do we stop this today?
If you kill everybody who is part of Hamas today, it’s not going to end the violence. We’re stuck in a systematic cycle of violence. Unless you’re willing to kill every Palestinian person, you have to deal with them as human beings if you want to end the violence.
The only way to stop the bombing quickly I can imagine: a trustworthy 3rd party brokers a deal between Israel and Hamas. A deal that includes the hostages, disarmament of Hamas & Gaza and the surrender of Hamas personnel.
“We” cannot do anything in that matter, though.
This might unfortunately be true - especially after seeing the videos of how the terrorists tortured and murdered families in their homes. After Israel thinks Hamas do be destroyed / weakened enough it will result in a complete blockade from Israel’s side that nothing will get through. It’s on Egypt then, to keep the inhabitants of Gaza alive.
It might be for the better to 100% separate Palestina and Israel for some time so things can cool down and relations can be rebuild. As long as one side has the complete destruction of the other as its goal, talks are destined to go nowhere.