# Will Israel destroy Hamas

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** israel-hamas-war\
**Created:** [October 8, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277 "2023-10-08T15:22:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-israel-destroy-hamas/991277/53 "2023-10-09T02:38:03Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> How about instead of dropping snarky half-hearted _bOtH sIdEs_ in every thread about this issue you go ahead and let me know what it is that Israel has done that even remotely approaches what Hamas does on a daily basis?

I think you wear blinkers. In this sentence you equate Hamas and the Palestinians as the same. I do not defend Hamas. I do defend the right of the Palestinian people to a life of dignity and self-determination. I’m not at all clear you believe in either of these things.

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