r/IsraelPalestine:

u/Ok_Permission2523

My outrage is not selective. I was vehemently opposed to our war in Iraq and the generational damage and destruction that war caused. I’ve protested many of the US’s numerous foreign policy (mis)adventures that I thought were immoral and/or an ineffective use of our tax dollars.
u/Ok_Permission2523

So the only two options are 1) support mass slaughter or 2) be labeled a Hamas sympathizer?
u/Ok_Permission2523

You’ll have to explain that one. Are we not financing and supplying Israel’s war? How is making that factual statement advancing Hamas’ goals?
u/Ok_Permission2523

So you either wholeheartedly support Israel’s reckless approach to “destroying Hamas” or you’re a Hamas supporter? You can be a critic of Hamas without supporting mass civilian death.
u/Ok_Permission2523

I agree that neighboring countries should be doing more to support the Palestinians. But that’s not what this is about. I’m talking about US policy. The policy that we’re supposed to have a say in. I’m talking about the debate of whether to continue or end US government financing and supplying Israel’s actions in Gaza.
u/Ok_Permission2523

Israel can do what it wants, it’s a sovereign country. This is not about defending or supporting Hamas, no matter how hard you try to make the connection between protesting the US government’s role in this conflict and supporting Hamas. What about wanting to stop the US government from using my tax dollars to finance and supply Israel’s war is Hamas propaganda? We are doing exactly that. You can admit that even if you support the Israeli-American actions.
u/Ok_Permission2523

What about wanting to stop the US government from using my tax dollars to finance and supply Israel’s war is Hamas propaganda? We are doing exactly that. You can admit that even if you support the Israeli-American actions.
u/Ok_Permission2523

Yes, if folks are defending Hamas, they absolutely need to make their case for why. That’s not what this discussion is about. This is about continuing or ending US government financing and supplying Israel’s actions in Gaza, which has led to the killing of over 50,000 people. No matter how often folks try to make a false connection, protesting the US government’s active role in this slaughter does not mean defending or supporting Hamas.
u/Ok_Permission2523

You put a lot of energy into deflecting rather than dealing with the direct accounts of IDF soldiers.