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In reply to the discussion: I have never seen the boards here on Du more divided against one another. [View all]ShazzieB
(16,819 posts)I really don't want to derail this thread, but the statement that "many DU members support violence immediately" feels like an accusation, and I feel compelled to respond. I am not some bloodthirsty hawk. I hate and deplore violence, but I recognize that it is sometimes, regrettably, necessary.
In this case, I support Israel, and I support the Jewish people in their fight to not be wiped off the face of the earth, which is one of the stated goals of Hamas. I was torn earlier on, until i learned what Hamas's true aims are. That was when I realized that I don't have any right to tell people who are literally fighting for their right to exist how to conduct that fight.
I would give anything if there was a way to solve this without violence, but Hamas has made that impossible...deliberately.