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I would class the attacks on Gaza as a war between Israel and Hamas, in response to the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas on October 7th 2023.

The West Bank situation is more complicated in my opinion but that is territory won following the war with Jordan. The fact that Israel has allowed any concessions there demonstrates that they have gone beyond what they had to. Having said that I don't agree with the aggression of the Jewish settlers in that zone forcing Palestinians from their homes there. I still need to study this more as my focus has been mainly on Gaza so far.

My final analysis though is currently in support of Israel because they have a population of about 25% Muslims within Israel who enjoy equal rights and co-exist peacefully. Unfortunately the same cannot be said in reverse when you look at how Jews are treated within Muslim countries now.

Jews have 1 country where they can live without threat from a higher authority. Muslims have over 50 countries.

Jews set up Israel in response to the pogroms in Europe and Russia and the Holocaust under the Nazis.

The Nazis formed an alliance with the Ottomans during the second world war based on anti-Semitism. The Nazis were defeated but anti-Semitic sentiment in the middle east has been able to continue, sponsored by Iran, Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood and their terrorist proxies.

I am currently studying the whole subject and learning along the way. But I am very wary of the spread of the supposed Free Palestine movement around the world. I see it as a method of recruiting naive westerners to ultimately further the aims of violent anti-Semitic Islamists.

I don't believe Hamas cares about Palestine or Palestinians. I think they only care about enriching themselves financially and eradicating all Jews and the state of Israel and anyone they recruit/hoodwink into helping them to achieve that is being used as a means to that end.

I agree with you that the real problem is extremism of any kind. I see the threat of Islamism as being far greater than any other form of extremism at the moment but am happy to listen to counter arguments on this specific point.