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 Yeah so let’s say that all my moral problems with a Hamas are proven false, new more valid ones don’t appear, and that a similar review of Israel doesn’t exonerate Israel, then that would shift things for me dramatically.

My intention with my opinion is to be true, with no preference for the typical goal of it staying the same as it has been.

Clarifying, dor me right now it’s mostly a question of do I think its best for the area to stop being be under the kind of Israeli government control it’s under after or before Hamas is defeated. 
 I think you’re a reasonable man, and given the information I trust you will come to a conclusion that is more reflective of the facts. I genuinely suggest, sincerely from my heart, that you just watch the video I shared above with Norman Fincklstine, a Jewish scholar in this field. He’s not a Muslim or Hamas so hopefully that would eliminate the suspicion of bias. Watch that; and let me know how you feel after.

To address in brief, 

1) Regarding the lies about mass rape, that’s received an Uber push just over the last few days, total lies, as can be seen here. They even used picture from wars in Kurdistan as evidence of Hamas. Lies
https://youtu.be/pMqRK5LpGy4?feature=shared

2) The babies, also lies, debunked here also here and plenty of other places

https://youtu.be/jUA74ws4NPs?si=d_fQQz0-E1nX90SC

3) The human shields has also been debunked for over a decade now, with no independent organisation every been able to verify that, while all alone independent orgs have proven that Israel has been using human shields for decades now. If you want evidence for this just ask, but I think Norman addresses this

4) They prevent people leaving Gaza, not true, and again, where is the Independent evidence for this?

5) Killing non-combatant men and women, like I said, there were a lot of people who died as a result of the military operation. But there is strong evidence that they weren’t intentional if it occurred. But remember, these places were fortified military locations, even if there were civilians living there. And a civilian who picks up a weapon is now a combatant under international law by the way. Again, if you want evidence for this I can get it. But here is the evidence that the Israelis killed their own people on the 7th

https://x.com/ecomarxi/status/1732022607791145273?s=46&t=AeUubJVXjsWeffPXQIjUGA

And: https://x.com/propandco/status/1732134983806914940?s=46&t=AeUubJVXjsWeffPXQIjUGA

I sincerely request you give Norman a go. He explains it better than me, being a scholar in this. https://image.nostr.build/888a87ea4e0a5d46120545693ed09b95eb1892b682e76b8bf3e8b24da7f2361e.jpg  
 One last point forgot to mention which actually is the most important one 😂 

No, Hamas and no Muslim, wants to kill all Jews. This is either a mistranslation, misunderstanding or outright lie. 

Most likely what was said was to remove the Jews in power from Palestine, the occupied lands, but it does not include a ‘holocaust like’ death cult. This is so opposed to Islam that it would be tantamount to a form of disbelief in Islam itself. Allah says in the Quraan 

لَّا یَنۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِینَ لَمۡ یُقَـٰتِلُوكُمۡ فِی ٱلدِّینِ وَلَمۡ یُخۡرِجُوكُم مِّن دِیَـٰرِكُمۡ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمۡ وَتُقۡسِطُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِینَ﴿ ٨ ﴾


and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: God loves the just.

Al-Mumtaḥanah, Ayah 8

إِنَّمَا یَنۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِینَ قَـٰتَلُوكُمۡ فِی ٱلدِّینِ وَأَخۡرَجُوكُم مِّن دِیَـٰرِكُمۡ وَظَـٰهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰۤ إِخۡرَاجِكُمۡ أَن تَوَلَّوۡهُمۡۚ وَمَن یَتَوَلَّهُمۡ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ﴿ ٩ ﴾


But God forbids you to take as allies those who have fought against you for your faith, driven you out of your homes, and helped others to drive you out: any of you who take them as allies will truly be wrongdoers.

Al-Mumtaḥanah, Ayah 9

So as you can see, non-oppressive Jews are protected and left alone. Our grief is only with those who oppress Muslims; kill us and kick us out of our homes.

Hamas could never have such stupid beliefs, and no Muslim in the history of Islam has ever had that type of beliefs.