Public sentiment reveals a complex emotional landscape, with some expressing sorrow and prayers for both Israeli victims and the Palestinian population, while others criticize actions on both sides. Many comments reflect a need for acknowledgment of all victims of violence, and a strong desire for mental health support for survivors amid ongoing conflict and trauma. The conversations highlight a significant divide in feelings and opinions regarding accountability and the humanitarian implications of the attacks.

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&gt; the October 7th attacks on the kibbutzim and the festival. 

Facts can heal you.

PLUTO_HAS_COME_BACK

I understand what you are saying, the images of Shani Louk's contorted body being paraded on the streets of Gaza, like a broken doll while everybody was cheering stayed with me for weeks. I even had nightmares with it. As I was waiting my husband the day he joined me in the Netherlands that morning, I couldn't sleep much so I ended up seeing much of the raw footage that was uploaded everywhere, and I'm not happy I did. 

Hearing/reading the statement of Shani's last moments, and rape by Hamas's fighters before they killer her was atrocious. The revelations the IDF was just able to give parts of her back, not even a whole body, to her mother was simply awful. 

And for all those claiming Palestinian's woes, yes, we know, but the thing is most Hamas's fighters did film themselves doing all this, they want us to know so in a way by repeating what we saw, and what it is still being saved, and circulating at times to stop the victim card being played helps us to remember those who were murdered and hurt by their hands.

LoyalteeMeOblige

Maybe find a therapist and try EMDR? You shouldn’t go through it alone.

Final-Kale8596

I don't have easy answers for you but the best one would be to consider taking a few sessions with a professional on this issue, it'll better help you process this difficult thing.

Shachar2like

Watch Palestine war porn to balance it out

Aggravating-Tap3969

I suggest shutting off your devices. Do you have a woods you can walk in?

Deciheximal144

Start feeding your brain healthier things ( like positive news) By what ur describing, watching this stuff is very detrimental to ur mental and emotional health.

Mandalalover88

Every few years I’ll go into a rabbit hole about the holocaust and it consumes me. I’ll feel depressed and feel like I’m in an existential crises. These situations are very heavy to consume and we are human trying to absorb it all. It’s a lot for the brain to process and make sense of. Be gentle. Give yourself time to think and reflect and process. 

BananaValuable1000

Some people are more sensitive to gore / violent imagery, it doesn’t say or mean anything negative about you as a person, it’s just natural variance. E.g. you probably know someone who has a reaction to needles or the sight of blood, it’s basically like that.

There’s a lot of textual information you can find and reports if the imagery is causing too strong of a response. It might be worthwhile to seek those and avoid imagery when possible that causes you distress, the ‘TW’ label will often be on them so you know when to avoid it.

OkKindheartedness769

Girl…you were half a world away. You are not having *flashbacks* 

I think one thing we can all agree on whether we support Israel or Palestine is that those of us not from the region should not be making anything happening there about ourselves.

RioTheLeoo

What a lot of pointless WAFFLING.
The truth is, HAMAS would not exist without Israel.
Without Israel's illegal occupation, terrorising of Palestinians in their homeland, raiding of their mosques, apartheid in relation to their illegal barring and segregation of Palestinians in the West Bank, kidnapping and detention without charge, illegal eatablishment of business, and the GENOCIDE following.
What is it called when an horrendous, evil, Zionist right wing government promises to wipe out another culture, comparing them to "animals?"
Hmmm...
Oh, that's right.
GENOCIDE.

Mammoth_Mycologist15

GROK(the letters next to itnrepresent sources;they can be cross referenced using grok)


The term "genocide" has a specific legal definition under international law, as outlined in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It refers to any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such: (a) killing members of the group; (b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; or (e) forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.60845ef5fd9e0d9ba3386c63 Crucially, genocide requires not just the acts themselves but a proven specific intent (known as dolus specialis) to destroy the protected group, which can be inferred from patterns of conduct, statements, ideology, and circumstantial evidence, rather than requiring explicit admission.5eef899a4715
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The events of October 7, 2023, involved a coordinated attack by Hamas militants and other Palestinian groups on southern Israel, marking the deadliest day for Israelis in the country's history and the most lethal attack on Jews since the Holocaust.670748f53afd218f63 Hamas fighters breached the Gaza-Israel border at multiple points using explosives, paragliders, and vehicles, targeting over 20 civilian communities, military bases, and the Nova Music Festival near Kibbutz Re'im.8ab37390adf8a8f2bc The assault resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths (mostly civilians, including 37 children and dozens of elderly people), thousands injured, and the abduction of 254 hostages to Gaza, of whom over 100 remain captive as of October 2025.7942f0d5cbc9e75a58 Acts included mass shootings, torture, mutilation, burning people alive, and systematic sexual violence such as gang rapes and genital mutilation, with many victims found bound and executed.3884695aa775 Specific massacres occurred at sites like Kibbutz Be'eri (where entire families were slaughtered), Kfar Aza, and the Nova festival (where at least 364 people were killed).6d4926438353 The attack was accompanied by a barrage of thousands of rockets into Israel and was planned over at least a year, with captured documents showing detailed maps, instructions to kill civilians (including women and children), and even Hebrew phrases for commanding sexual assaults.71385ab6386de52204
Some legal scholars and analysts argue that this attack constitutes genocide against the Israeli people (as a national group) and Jews (as an ethnical, racial, or religious group), based on both the physical acts and evidence of genocidal intent.3584362e8f41 Here's a breakdown of the key arguments:
Physical Acts (Actus Reus)
The attack clearly involved prohibited acts under the Genocide Convention:
Killing members of the group: The systematic murder of over 1,200 Israelis, predominantly Jewish civilians, across multiple locations satisfies Article II(a). International tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in the Akayesu case, have recognized mass killings as genocidal when targeted at a protected group.09b7baa036ac
Causing serious bodily or mental harm: Torture, mutilation, and sexual violence (including rape used as a weapon to humiliate and destroy) align with Article II(b). The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has confirmed patterns of such acts during the attack, and precedents like the ICTR's recognition of rape as genocide support this classification.0b255a6e558e
Inflicting conditions calculated to bring about destruction: While less emphasized, the hostage-taking and broader aim to terrorize and displace communities could contribute, especially given plans for further assaults to erode Israel's existence.a53c5f890239 These acts were not random but targeted at emblematic Jewish-Israeli communities in southern Israel, which some argue represents a "substantial part" of the group under precedents like the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Krstić case, where the scale is assessed relative to the perpetrators' reach and the group's prominence.d21cfe4f4bcf
Specific Intent (Dolus Specialis)
This is the core element distinguishing genocide from other crimes like war crimes or terrorism. Arguments for genocidal intent draw from Hamas's ideology, statements, and actions:
Ideological foundation: Hamas's 1988 Charter explicitly calls for the obliteration of Israel through jihad and references religious texts urging the killing of Jews (e.g., hadiths about Jews hiding behind stones and trees). Even the revised 2017 document rejects Israel's legitimacy and frames resistance as aimed at its destruction. This rhetoric dehumanizes Jews as "sons of pigs and monkeys" and portrays the conflict as an existential religious war against them as enemies of Islam.50f3823e12cf
Leadership statements and planning: Pre-attack, leaders like Yahya Sinwar threatened to "tear out their hearts," while on October 7, military commander Mohammed Deif urged followers to "kill them wherever you may find them." Post-attack, officials like Ghazi Hamad vowed to repeat such operations until Israel is annihilated. Captured plans from a 2021 Hamas conference ("Promise of the Hereafter") outlined dividing conquered Israeli territory into cantons, with instructions to kill intellectuals to prevent "brain drain."28941e819239
Systematic incitement: Hamas has promoted antisemitism through education (e.g., school curricula denying Jewish ties to the land and glorifying terrorism), youth military training, and media. Surveys indicate high levels of antisemitic views in Gaza, supporting an inference of intent under ICTY precedents like the Jelisic case, where patterns allow courts to deduce mens rea as the "only reasonable inference."438a6ce42e42
Broader context: As Gaza's de facto governing authority since 2007, Hamas's centralized structure enables collective responsibility under concepts like Joint Criminal Enterprise (from ICTY's Tadić case). Support from Iran (providing funding, training, and arms) further embeds this in a network aiming at Israel's elimination.fc869e67818b
Proponents argue that, while Hamas is a non-state actor, evolving international law (e.g., UN reports on Darfur and precedents against groups like ISIS for the Yazidi genocide) holds such entities accountable, especially when they control territory and act with state-like organization.78d746194d3f The attack's scope was limited by Hamas's capabilities, not by lack of intent, distinguishing it from mere terrorism.

No_Feed2438

Israel just wants peace. The Arab world has repeatedly rejected proposals for a Palestinian state alongside Israel, as evidenced by their opposition to the 1947 UN Partition Plan and subsequent peace offers.


By that logic, those calling for Israel's destruction are the ones advocating genocide, as they seek to eliminate an entire nation and its people.
The Jews simply want to live in peace and enjoy the beaches of Tel Aviv—much of that land was legitimately purchased by Jewish settlers before 1948, comprising around 5-7% of Mandate Palestine.


Not to mention, the British defeated the Ottomans in World War I and were granted the Mandate for Palestine by the League of Nations in 1922, formalizing control over the territory.


Of course, there will be fed-up extremists on the Israeli side who, after 77 years of conflict since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and with hostages still held captive for over two years following Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks, might say "enough is enoufh" Given the history of repeated wars, rocket attacks, and terrorism, it's understandable why some Israelis feel that level of frustration.


However, extremism exists in every society. While Israel has seen a rise in far-right elements and some mainstreaming of extremist views within its current government, it has also historically cracked down on such groups when they commit violence. 


This contrasts with certain Palestinian terror organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah, where extremism is often directed top-down and heavily funded by Iran's( A bunch of Hash-Holes) authoritarian regime, which has provided billions in support for arms, training, and operations despite ideological differences. Using a PR terror campaign, even using footage of kids they killed with their own rockets by accident.

vanovano77

As my original post suggested, and now as today's story in the New York Times on documents of Hamas's pre-October 7 meetings, Sinwar's memos, and signals intercepts from that day confirms, there is more than enough evidence to bring the case that October 7, 2023 was a genocide committed against Israelis.

Just one quote from the NY Times story:

&gt;In the Oct. 7 intercepts, Hamas commanders can be heard urging combatants to film their actions to likewise encourage others to join the fight. “Document the scenes of horror, now, and broadcast them on TV channels to the whole world,” a commander from Gaza City called Abu al-Baraa told operatives in the area of Kibbutz Sa’ad. **“Slaughter them. End the children of Israel.”**

Source: [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-plans.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-plans.html)

Live-Mortgage-2671

I don't think you know how genocides work. What is considered a genocide per international law/UN is a systemic killing. Nova festival was an isolated incident, as evidenced by the fact that this hasn't occurred again. Instead of making up your own opinions try to appeal to legal and scholarly concensus.

Undefined303

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https://www.reddit.com/r/TheLevant/s/U61wiEybA4

Israel is constantly being attacked! :(( look at the poor soldiers being tired out!

all_is_well1

This idea is brought up every so often, and I think the reason it seems intuitively problematic to me is the power dynamic present within any discussions of Israel and Palestine (incl. Hamas). Although it isn't present within the official UN definition, I think genocide in the popular/intuitive conception (and also in precedent) requires the alleged perpetrator of genocide to have meaningful power over the alleged victims, such that they are able to perpetrate widespread, systematic destruction and killing. I think that obviously isn't true of Hamas vis a vis Israel, hence it is not meaningful to say that they have perpetrated genocide.

  
For instance, consider retaliatory raids by Native American tribes against settlers in the Americas, with the intent to destroy the settlers or expel them from the land. On a technical level, it is killing with the intent of destroying a group (i.e. the Americans/Canadians) in part. But I also think that we are massively missing the forest for the trees, and in some ways engaging in a form of victim blaming, to accuse the Native Americans of genocide for these reasons.

Crymmt

https://youtube.com/shorts/VXJ91pjpu4c?si=VaTjsiHRiWjgJT67

this explains alot

Whohasmynapkin

If oct 7 was a genocide then the israeli governemnt has committed a genocide x 50 on palestinianas. How dare you use those innnocent victims to justify the horror inflicted on palestinians. Shame on you, let them rest in peace and stop tarnishing their name for your sake. Shanik Louk would spit on you.

Physical_Account473

Does anyone know if the documentary currently on apple called Bearing Witness to the oct 7th attacks is the exact film that was shown to selected journalists and government officials shortly after the attacks?

The reason I’m asking is if it’s the 47 minute video that everybody says do not watch because it’s absolutely horrible. I don’t wanna watch it. Does anyone know if it’s this one or a different video? Thank you in advance was wanting to rent it but debating 

SeaworthinessOk5039

It was but all these pro Palestine people on Reddit and pro Palestinian people across the world justify and glorify it as well

Capital-War-1612

“There’s at least one paper written on this subject”🤡🤡🤡

MacieBabie

This is such blatant crazy whataboutism that it makes you and anyone who agrees look stupid and underdeveloped. I’m starting to feel bad for you now. Mentally challenged

b33rling

I don’t get the point of this. 
Okay, let’s call it a genocide.

Even better, let’s arrest Hamas leaders for one day’s genocide, and Netanyahu 732 times for each day’s genocide. 

Don’t justify multi year genocide as “response”. Because some also say October 7 was Hamas’s “Response” to illegal Israeli occupation, blockade of the Gaza Strip, desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque just the year before Israeli settler violence against Palestinians, restrictions on the movement of Palestinians, and abduction of thousands of Palestinians including Children. (fact: 41% of those children have no charge against them).

And before you twist my words, I want to make it clear that October 7 was crime against humanity. And Calling it a “response” is just as disgusting as justifying a multi year genocide with it. It doesn’t do justice to the victims, it dehumanizes them, and disrespects them and their memories, on either side.

20000 Palestinian kids didn’t deserve to be murdered by Israel. One Palestinian children, every hour. And that’s not including the ones that lost their parents, the ones that went through amputation without Anesthesia, the once’s that were taken as hostages by IDF in West Bank. 

Yes it is the most documented Genocide in human history. 

Someone said the holocaust lasted as long as it did, not because the whole world didn’t know that it was happening, but because the devil(H) made the world believe that it was necessary. 

Israeli lives are not more important than Palestinians, just like Muslim lives are not more important than Jewish lives.

user6161616

It was a genocidal massacre, yes, the response of which has gone from "retaliation" to "collective punishment" to, oh look, another genocide

PresidentOfYes12

I just busted out laughing. You posting this nonsense on the internet does not make it true🤣🤣🤣NEXT

I see. The 5 year old child’s argument of “I know you are but what am I”….Call my side genocide committers, well so are you🤦🏿‍♂️

October 7th was in no way a genocide. Their goal wasn’t even genocidal by definition. Nor is Hamas capable of committing a genocide even if they wanted to. You know this. Hamas even stated their intent on the day of the attack 

In a statement on October 7, 2023, Hamas officials said the attack was a response to Israeli actions: 

-Continued occupation of Palestinian Territories

-The 17-year blockade of Gaza

-Expansion of illegal Israeli settlements

-Growing Israeli settler violence

-Alleged violations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem 

You are just straight up lying about “documentation of genocidal intent”

Furthermore…Reports from sources including the U.S. and Israeli intelligence show that Hamas was surprised by the extent of its initial success on October 7, 2023. Hamas expected much heavier resistance and reports suggest that in the ensuing confusion, many militants carried out unplanned attacks on civilians……..So not only was it not their intent to commit a genocide, many of the innocents killed were killed by rogue elements, as Hamas didn’t even have complete control of all their insurgents.

October 7th was bad on its own but by pretending it was something that it clearly was not…just to defend Israeli actions in Gaza, you weaken your position and your argument.

JoshuaTheBlack

If i rob and store, and get busted, but i say I would have robbed the store again and again if i had the chance, that doesnt make me a serial robber, just a robber

Incognito95Burrito

Jews has always been a targeted group throughout history all over the world. There’s a reason why almost half of the Israeli population is Mizrahi and barely any Jews in the rest of Arab world. But that’s never spoken about

PracticalComputer858

I’d say it was an attempted and unsuccessful genocide, but it was absolutely genocidal in intent

DopeAFjknotreally

Which group of people was exterminated while being forcefully removed from their land on October 7?

Parkimedes

If Oct 7 was a genocide, then by that logic you must conclude Israel is perpetrating genocide on a scale 10x of that

ElGuapoLives

The mental gymnastics one would have to subject themselves to in order to believe a bunch of Israel funded Hamas paragliders committed genocide on Israelites is otherworldly.

Sufficient-Image5424

Here's a thought.  So many countries are in a rush to recognize the legitimacy of the "State of Palestine."  Fine, now that you recognize their statehood and their responsibilities as a member of the UN, countries like South Africa and Ireland should be in an equal rush to accuse the Palestinian State, and its governing body Hamas, with Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity.  The absolute silence on this point tells you everything you need to know about the UN and its organizations like ICC, HRW, and UNRWA.  

Were it not for the the US (and it pains me to say, Trump), Israel would suffer from further alienation by way of the Security Council, and face the potential for much more dangerous alternatives from the UN members.  They have been, are today, and will be tomorrow a blatantly antisemitic body, and a mouthpiece for fanatical regimes.

TylerDurdensFace

gunnerdate

Completely agree. The fact that it was cut short doesn’t make it not a genocide. Had the Hutu power government been overthrown after the first day of massacres, would they not have committed genocide? What people don’t seem to understand is that the best way to get ordinary people to commit genocide is to tell them that they’ll suffer the same fate if they don’t

Adorable_Building840

It was certainly attempted genocide. Over thousand killed in span of few hours, in every village, town, rave they got their hands on.

This is how genocide looks like, not Israel military operation in Gaza.

General-Try-8274

You will not accept that Israel commits genocide, but you want October 7th to be one?

Which of these conditions did Hamas do to contribute a Genocide? Almost all of it has to be present inorder to be classified as a Genocide 

Killing members of the group

Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group

Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part

Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group

Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

Jerrie_aj

The nakba displaced 700k Palestinians in 48 .. Settle down European decendent.

HotAmbition1858

No wonder genocide &amp; Holocaust scholars have labelled it as one 🙃.
Arrest warrants are out for Bibi and the Hammas leaders, let the trials begin,  
Nuremberg style !

segujer

blxculture

The attack on oct 7th was terrible. 9/11 was terrible. But language (and law) allows for some nuance. Not every terrorist attack, or even a massacre, is a genocide. Does Hamas want to destory Israel? Sure. In that sense it has genocidal intent. Does a terrible, vile massacre that occured on a single day in october counts as a genocide? Not only does it not, I don't think anyone would be trying to make this claim seriously if Israel was not accused of committing genocide in Gaza.

No-Excitement3140

I agree with your idea. Oct 7th is the only genocide in this conflict with actual intent of being one: [https://www.reddit.com/r/IsraelPalestine/comments/1jnh6z5/beyond\_occupation\_or\_israels\_existence\_how\_hamas/](https://www.reddit.com/r/IsraelPalestine/comments/1jnh6z5/beyond_occupation_or_israels_existence_how_hamas/), [https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-leaders-asked-iran-for-500-million-in-2021-to-destroy-israel-within-2-years/](https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-leaders-asked-iran-for-500-million-in-2021-to-destroy-israel-within-2-years/),

AsaxenaSmallwood04

Yes. Hamas should be designated a terrorist organization.

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Never really got the focus on a 2 state solution.

Under one state you’d fulfill the right to return, you’d reverse some of the displacement of the Nakba, you wouldn’t expel anyone from the land they were born on.

What does a 2 state offer? A way to hide what is apartheid as ‘foreign relations’? A way to mask ethnic cleansing as war? It just doesn’t seem like a lasting solution.

ATM it’s basically a one state with apartheid that tries to use a 2 state concept as a way to hide how Israel is oppressing the people they have oversight over.

But I truly believe Israel could thrive under a real one state solution; if they offer restitution to any who suffered unfairly, if they find consolation between conflicted people’s, then this land could truly be the promise land. A global sign of peace and overcoming.

It would be hard but look at Jews and Germans, they did a literal genocide 80 years ago and now they live side by side. Same for African American and European Americans, and countless other peoples; it’s possible to overcome. It’s necessary.

bigboipapawiththesos

Yes, yes, very nice Micheál, now how about less speeches and more enacting the Occupied Territories Bill you and Harris from FG promised before the election.

How about you stop trying to weedle your way out of including services in the OTB.

It was a decent speech, I'll give him that and he's not our worst Taoiseach in history, but as it stands it's hollow words. We're currently trying legislating to stop trade with the Occupied Territories? We sure are, the Occupied Territories Bill was first tabled in 2018 so how about Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael actually enact it.

mcwkennedy

Just here to remind anyone not sure why leftists reject the idea of a two-state solution that statehood didn’t ever stop Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan or Tunisia from being bombed by Israel for no reason.

Statehood didn’t stop Cuba and DPRK from being sanctioned or embargoed by the US. Israel is the main corridor to the majority of Palestinian land.

Statehood didn’t help DPRK’s reconstruction after the war, while the UN was certainly willing to help repair South Korea.

Statehood didn’t stop Ukraine from being invaded by Russia and challenged for its land.

Statehood didn’t fix Republic of South Africa’s economic inequality or residential infrastructure following the abolition of apartheid.

Statehood has never resulted in sanctions or consequences against Israel despite decades of blatantly violating international law.

Palestinian ‘statehood’ is a farce, and they know it.

ukstonerdude

Thank you to those of you who commented! 

My apologies. I thought this speech would encourage you. 

I was only thinking *Two-State* vs. *Status Quo* solutions. I wasn't thinking about *One-State*. 

I'll leave this post here for now, in case you and/or the Mods want that. Or I'm happy to delete it, since my intention isn't to ruffle feathers or insert controversy...it's to inform and/or inspire. 

Happy to answer any questions. Feel free to msg me if easier.

Take care

biospheric

Here’s the full 4-minutes on YouTube: [MUST WATCH: UN Summit Shock - Ireland Exposes Israel’s Crimes Against Civilians | AC1G - Sept 22, 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h13YIC8LBVM) 

From the description: 

&gt;Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin condemns the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calls out ongoing Israeli aggression at the UN Two-State Solution Summit.

&gt;He stresses the urgency of a two-state solution, recognition of Palestine, and immediate international action to prevent further atrocities.

&gt;Ireland reaffirms its support for Palestinian statehood and urges global accountability.

i see movement at least to address the ongoing genocide... that part is good and praiseworthy.

even the recognition of palestine as a state is not without it's positive points, but then what?

what borders are the world supposed to accept?

and when they are violated what are the consequences?

seems like we've been here before and the answers to those questions have migrated over time to what we have now... which -- and i cannot state this strongly enough -- SUCKS.

my hope is that some blend or combination of these two ideas will take root and form the basis of a unified single state solution where religious protections are kept in place (or restored) while a secular body works on the day to day mechanics of governance, informed by both sides.

[The transition from a Jewish state to true democracy will benefit all – Mondoweiss](https://mondoweiss.net/2023/07/the-transition-from-a-jewish-state-to-true-democracy-will-benefit-all/)

[Imagining a Federalist Israel: Notes Toward a Disruptive Fantasy | Lawfare](https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/imagining-federalist-israel-notes-toward-disruptive-fantasy)

skyfishgoo

Micheál is a waffling him and the other party FG (which has strong pro Israel grassroots members) are digging their heels in on sanctions

saggynaggy123

Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar and his associates  do not and did not care about the people, they’d rather martyr their own people and continue the violence,

BlackWalmort

Two years of war and they’re still suicidal. If these guys are anyone’s idea of a good influence I’ve got a bag of rocks to sell you. Cheap.

Concentrateman

Imagine if Israel did the same thing on next week, calling their airstrikes and bombs as a “glorious strike”. Hamas and other “humanitarian” agencies will be so mad.

For Hamas, killing, raping, and kidnapping Israelis are “glorious”. They didn’t care that the rest of the world think. If Hamas had a chance to do it 10 times they would be doing it 20 times.

OrdoXenos

Glorius in only their warped brain of Hamas.

macross1984

And in Amsterdam on Sunday during the protest you see people glorifying Hamas with poster of “long live the resistance”….

Bloody disgusting that the west has allowed this to happen

jwisestayswise

BBC will do a coverage on how 6000 poor Palestinians broke the border with Isreal to seek peace and living space?

lutel

A quick reminder thatHAMAS is not some sort of political outlier in Gaza - before the war it was polling at above 60%, and the overwhelming majority of Gazans supported the Oct 7th massacres.

Weird-Tooth6437

Yeah, this gives me hope that there will be peace in the Middle East. /s

sampathsris

And is anyone wondering why Israel want to eliminate these bloody thirsty terrorists who would also murder palestinians, who claimed as their own, without a second thought?

These scumbags are practically begging for it.

NyriasNeo

Well, there you have it.


Hamas, and by default - their supporters, find their attack and the subsequent two years of war to be glorious.


So all their calls to stop are just bullshit. For why stop "their boys" from getting all the glory, right?

Happy_Feet333

Where’s all the redditors now that claim Israel’s actions aren’t warranted ?

Snck_Pck

No matter how you feel, just take note of how stories like this are barred from other subs. It's almost like they're telling a story...

DaBombDiggidy

Everyone attending a “protest” or “rally” today is effectively acting in solidarity with Hamas, and tacitly approving of everything they’ve done and will continue to do.

Make no mistake about it: these people are not only openly condoning terrorism, rape, and murder, but are celebrating it.

EasyMode556

Alarming-Mix3809

And people still support them. The west is truly a cesspool of fucking morons.

HuanFranThe1st

Plenty of lefties in the west celebrating as well.

Rush_Banana

This is the only Oct 7 related post in 3 pages...

faux_italian

Seems like they haven't learned their lesson. 🤔

LincolnHighwater

The governments who recognized palestine should be ashamed of themselves because the recognition they gave them made the Oct 7 atrocities worth it.

naterb8tor

This tells you everything you need to know about them and their supporters.

RobBobPC

I suppose causing their people to suffer more and giving Israel excuses to raze Gaza, a "glorious day"?

jameskchou

pittguy578

And that’s why I could care less every time they get bombed. The elimination of Hamas is a solid + for the world.

Humble-Algea3616

FREE PALESTINE FROM HAMAS  
  
Two years ago today, Hamas, with funding and organizational support from Qatar and who knows who else, staged a terrorist attack. The Nova music festival and 21 communities were attacked, with Israelis kidnapped, murdered and raped.  
  
If you sympathize with the people of Palestine, join me in condemning Hamas and demanding that they return the hostages and surrender. Only then can we begin the process to free the People of Palestine, and to form a free nation of Palestine.

DougOsborne

ImportantPost6401

Congratulations terrorists, for winning the war on terror.

nicegates

On one side their supporters are posting about the total destruction of Gaza and on the other hand there are victory celebrations. Not sure whom to believe.

d1andonly

TiSoBr

Nikoiko

They know that western governments will still support them. DumbfucksEU

Peelie5

It was so glorious, that 70% of gaza has been destroyed

paqtak

And millions of leftists in the West are celebrating along with them.

jewboy916

Committed terrorism. Brought on the consequences of urban warfare.

silenceisgold3n

Hamas deserved everything that happened to them and more.

Mathberis

You can’t say they don’t tell you exactly how they feel. They don’t care about the people. Only killing

virus_apparatus

How can you negotiate with such monsters?

Matthath

gionatacar

Really wish western media would interview actual Hamas leadership. All we get is westerners putting their own ideals forwards as Hamas own like they are children

DidItForTheJokes

Glorious for who? Whose situation was improved by Oct. 7? A bunch of innocent people are dead. Hamas and Hezbollah both got gutted. Gaza is torn apart. Israel is a mess. Nobody gained a thing.

candylandmine

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Survivor Roei Shalev's suicide post-Hamas attack raises awareness of the mental health struggles faced by those affected.

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