# Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit

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**Created:** [November 5, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653 "2023-11-05T21:57:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
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Also, I think you unintentionally misrepresented me here:

> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> Here you acknowledge that, were someone like Smotrich PM, Israel definitely could cross the line to genocidal behavior.

I said:

> [@What will happen in Gaza now that Trump won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-in-gaza-now-that-trump-won/1009762/132):
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> But if you _had_ the sort of Israel that had a Prime Minister Smotrich at its helm,

My point is not that if Smotrich was PM tomorrow by the wave of a magic wand, that he would lead Israel into genocide. He would certainly _try to_, but he would never last in office, certainly not if he tried to genocide the Palestinians.

I was talking about a hypothetical where Israeli society was full of enough Smotrich supporters to get someone like him elected Prime Minister.

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