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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by halflife on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:42PM (#47037867)
2006 Gaza was left to their own independent rule. Shortly after that Hamas killed the PLO, assumed control, and started fire rockets into Israel. And you’re saying that we need to try that again with the West Bank?
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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by Cyph0n on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:52PM (#47037974)
That’s not what happened. You (unintentionally I am sure) glossed over the elections being overruled by the US and Israel, the attempted coup by Fatah in Gaza, and the subsequent blockade.
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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by halflife on Monday February 16, 2026 @01:46PM (#47038609)
The blockade started after the rockets. And how can US and Israel overrule elections in Gaza? Fatah wanted a coup because they lost to Hamas. That’s why there’s no election in the West Bank.
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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by Cyph0n on Monday February 16, 2026 @02:25PM (#47039141)
Read up on the election here, tired of responding in this thread: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_e...

On rocket attacks, Hamas was sticking relatively well to the ceasefire (again, talking about Hamas, not other groups). The blockade was tightened by Israel post-takeover, which then lead to a resumption of rocket attacks.

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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by reliabilityguy on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @09:54AM (#47048144)
> Hamas was sticking relatively well to the ceasefire

By launching rockets? Are you serious?

How can you argue in good faith that launching unguided rockets indiscriminately over civilian population centers as “sticking to the ceasefire”?

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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by blks on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @08:47AM (#47047438)
This is not an argument for illegal occupation and expansion into West Bank. Israel should follow international law and agreements they themselves signed.
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Re:The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed i... by reliabilityguy on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @09:52AM (#47048119)
Palestinians too. Unfortunately, they are not sticking to their side of the bargain as well.
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