Speaking at a news conference in Doha, Qatar, alongside Qatar’s prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Mr. Blinken said that “a deal was on the table that was virtually identical” to one that Hamas put forward on May 6.

At some point, he said, “you have to question whether they’re proceeding in good faith or not.”

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    The answer is that the more death and suffering they can cause to civilian Palestinians, the more they can drive a cultural wedge between Israel and the Arab nations. Their end goal here is to get a friendly government in, say, Egypt and then win a war to conquer Israel with that foreign support.

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      Riiight. I think your hat is on way too tight.

      Might want to crawl up from that nationalist hole and take a breath of fresh air.

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        I think your hat is on way too tight.

        Thank you, I have been looking for this phrasing for a long time. As someone who rejects violence it’s very difficult to find the words to tell someone that the reason they incorrectly think something is a certain way is because they are stupid. Just mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging, shit-slinging dolts.

        It seems to me there has recently been an influx of users who have their hats on way too tight.

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        Dude that’s what they’ve said their goal is. Take your head out of your ass

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            Okie dokie I guess

            That’s still what Hamas says their goals are lol

            It’s why they started this war. They wanted to head off Saudi normalization of relations with Israel

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      The wedge is already there, has been since the start. Our leaders are puppets, however, so it doesn’t matter.

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        Arab leaders are smart enough to know that attacking Israel would either lead to defeat or nuclear annihilation, and so, seek peace. Regardless of the wishes of the populace.