I'm not defending Israel's actions. Their actions during the assault on Gaza have been contemptible. My point is that both sides must share the blame for these tragedies. Your one-sided narrative of Israeli oppression isn't just inaccurate, it's offensive. You may not intend to do it, but you're throwing the deaths of innocent Israelis under the bus, calling them "unimportant".
You're also ignoring the geopolitical complexities and historical context. It doesn't justify what Israel is doing, but it does explain the root causes of what's going on. Hardly anything is black and white.
My one-sided narrative? That's rich.
I have never said Hamas has no blame in this matter. But I have said, repeatedly, that Israel shares the
MOST blame, because they
do.
Blaming the victim is never acceptable, and
Palestine is the victim in all of this. Insisting that they are anywhere
near equal blame is insulting to everything.
You keep bringing up Hamas, but it is
you who is ignoring
why Palestine turned to Hamas in the first place.And the answer to that is Israel is Oppressing Them.
There isn't a "both sides are at fault" here. The median fallacy is especially fallacious in this context. By insisting that Palestine/Hamas and Israel are shouldering equal blame,
you are the one throwing the oppressed people of Palestine under the bus.It's like blaming a an assault victim for smashing his assaulter's face in after being assaulted.