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Spencer Rome's avatar

Not even Hamas wants to kill all the Jews. They're most recent charter (2017) even makes a point to differentiate Jews from Israel and Zionism. It specifically says their fight is not with the Jews.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full

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Not so young anymore.'s avatar

Oh wow I’m so fucking relieved. They are just outstanding people. And who knows exactly who translated this document. Unless of course you read the original!

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Unfortunately, I don't speak Arabic. But these guys at this right wing American foreign policy think tank do:

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/doctrine-hamas

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Not so young anymore.'s avatar

That’s a policy statement. The charter stands. It’s not a new charter. So the pro Hamas marchers who were yelling ‘gas the Jews’ should have been like ‘gas the Jews from Tel Aviv’? Is that more like it?? P

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" So the pro Hamas marchers who were yelling ‘gas the Jews’"

Where and when did that happen? Were they pro-Hamas, or Hamas? You understand the inherent difference?

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That's awful. But are they Hamas? Are they following the Hamas line? Or are they just as misguided in their reading as you are?

From the piece: "Protest organizers Palestine Action Group Sydney defended it as “peaceful,” distancing itself from “a tiny fringe” of antisemitic attendees responsible for the chant"

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