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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by ra on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @04:26AM (#47687071)
If it wasn't for Israel's dogged expansionism, Hezballah would never have been created, Hamas would never have been created and Palestine would still be a liberal democracy.
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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by johnbarron on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @07:19AM (#47688661)
Hamas was created with Israel support.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

"...In an interview with Israeli journalist, Dan Margalit in December 2012, Netanyahu told Margalit that it was important to keep Hamas strong, as a counterweight to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Netanyahu also added that having two strong rivals, this would lessen pressure on him to negotiate towards a Palestinian state..."

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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by Sabinus on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @06:54PM (#47697257)
>Palestine would still be a liberal democracy

When was Palestine a liberal democracy?

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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by komali2 on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @10:59PM (#47698829)
PA

Their brief democratic period was inconvenient to Israel, which is why when Netanyahu decided to fund Hamas, he first said that Hamas is important to keep Palestine divided.

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