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

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Tags:** israel-hamas-war\
**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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**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653/44 "2023-11-06T22:32:55Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> But it seems clear that you disapprove of the existence of the state of Israel, and if there’s a group preventing a two state solution from materializing, I’m sure you support it, so that Palestine can be Jew Free from the River to the Sea.

Again, you misrepresent my posts, as you frequently do.

This is what I wrote a month ago:

> [@Will Israel destroy Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/23):
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> What gets me is that many, perhaps most, people seem to hold either a pro-Israeli or a pro-Palestinian viewpoint. It is this binary thinking that perpetuates the cycle of violence generation after generation, as the only solution that will provide a lasting peace is a political one, and that will involve dialogue and compromise from both sides. Since the pro-Israel stance is more dominant on this board I have tried to provide some balance through explanation of the Palestinian viewpoint. If this situation were reversed and the Palestinian viewpoint dominant, I would instead explain the Israeli viewpoint, such as the right of their nation to exist and their people to live in peace.

You described my attitude as “disgusting” and you yourself criticized me for being a “bOtH sIdEs” person:

> [@Will Israel destroy Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/33):
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> How about instead of dropping snarky half-hearted _bOtH sIdEs_ in every thread about this issue…

So, by saying now that I “disapprove of the existence of the state of Israel” you are being dishonest again and you know you are. Since you’re an avid reader of the relevant threads, I have no doubt that you will have seen me advocating for a political process towards a two-state solution on multiple occasions, so your saying that I am against that is, again, knowingly dishonest.

I feel I have to mainly advance the Palestinian point of view because the pro-Israeli point of view is the dominant one on the board and, furthermore, you are so zealous, hyper-partisan and prolific that a considerable amount of pushback is required to even a attempt to induce a balanced discussion.

I would add, for full disclosure, that while I consider myself a both sides person in the overall Palestine-Israel issue, I lean a bit more towards sympathy with the Palestinian point of view, but not enough to categorize myself as pro-Palestinian over both-sidesism.

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