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Originally Posted by Swish
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I doubt anyone here is going to defend Hamas. It makes little sense to deflect criticism of Israel at Hamas by saying "look, they're just as bad!!". Hamas and the Israeli government can both be bad at the same time. Israel receives more criticism probably because (a) there are sane people who actually defend Israel, so their culpability is a debateable issue, (b) they're expected to adhere to norms that other democracies generally adhere to, ie not deliberately targeting civilians, using chemical weapons, and that kind of stuff, and (c) as was already mentioned, they receive a lot of military aid from the US. This isn't to say that Hamas shouldn't be criticized. Also, I think you can call yourself a "Palestinian sympathizer" and still be very critical of Hamas.