Again, from my earlier post:
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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER
To respond to this one, if Hamas was legitimately elected to a legitimate governmental body, then that makes the actions of the entire party a governmental action.
Hamas was the group in charge when members of Hamas kidnapped an Israeli soldier by the name of Gilad Shalit in 2006. As you've already established that Hamas legitimately was elected to a legitimate government body, then that means that the actions of its members represent the actions of the Palestinian government. I don't know what you call the kidnapping of one government's agent by another government's agent, but AFAIK, it's called an act of war.
You cannot separate "Hamas" from "Hamas' militant wing." They are one and the same, sharing the same ideas and views. You cannot simply select the parts of Hamas that you want to and not hold them responsible for Hamas' actions.
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This is the type of people Carter's talking with (from a Reuters story published today):
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Hamas was open to the release of the soldier, Gilad Shalit, "but not without a price," Nazzal said. Hamas has previously demanded Israel free hundreds of jailed Palestinians in return for his release.
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When does the price become too high?
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Originally Posted by DeepIron
Just like the friggin' Jews...
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I take extreme offense at that remark. It is incredibly inappropriate.
I wonder also, why no one remembers this?
Why should we be supporting these people?