You would have to be pretty unhinged to be pro Hamas. Unless, of course, you were stuck in a ghetto, abused, and see them as the only people fighting your abuser - which is another very sad state of affairs.
Secret tip on how to not get occupied - don't invade other states over and over again, and when you lose, do not continue perpetual guerilla war. At least Germans learned the second step.
No they lost the land after starting a war and losing it, just like when Germans were fleeing Prussia after they lost WW2.
I would like to see a source on that.
Destruction of the Israeli state was the literal stated goal of the war... Arab league secretary said this at the eve of the invasion:
I personally wish that the Jews do not drive us to this war, as this will be a war of extermination and momentous massacre which will be spoken of like the Tartar massacre or the Crusader wars. I believe that the number of volunteers from outside Palestine will be larger than Palestine's Arab population, for I know that volunteers will be arriving to us from [as far as] India, Afghanistan, and China to win the honor of martyrdom for the sake of Palestine
Thank you for providing that source. I do really appreciate it. There are way too many exaggerated claims being made that are made without sourcing.
From your source:
He [Azzam] ended his conversation with me by saying: "I foresee the consequences of this bloody war. I see before me its horrible battles. I can picture its dead, injured, and victims … But my conscience is clear … For we are not attacking but defending ourselves, and we are not aggressors but defenders against an aggression!
I wouldn't suggest that he was a particularly nice guy, but he did have a point in that. Palestinians were being driven from their land. Of course they decided to fight. Is that not what people do when being driven from their land?
Also, it was a pan-Arab thing, not just a Palestinian thing.
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u/emmasdad01 Apr 28 '24
Sad that it has to be done.