Shani Louk (the German woman whose body was videoed in the bed of a Hamas pickup) was an satanist-dabbling hippie, but obviously that detail is in the back seat considering the situation. Her legs were rotated 180 degrees on her body, it's pretty grotesque.
Setting aside the shocker title, settlers and anyone else in the settlements are being massacred. This will most likely make it hard for Palestinian allies to do PR. Rashida Tlaib hasn't tweeted and Ilhan Omar seems to be running with the "condemn atrocities then pivot to 'this raises our awareness of the plight of Gaza'" playbook.
However, Hamas 100% intended to do this from the beginning. This isn't a case of anyone going rogue, it's marauding Muslims given full permission to practice the traditions of their forefathers. Male IDF, for the most part, are being tortured and killed on the spot. Meanwhile, there is a widely broadcasted clip of what appears to be fighters shoving female civilians and IDF in the back of a truck, and we have only heard the beginning of the stories of rape, torture, and murder. This was their plan. But what is their goal? Push back the settlements? Maybe that will work - it's a confusing situation.
Yeah, maybe the intrusion was "invited." I'm just looking at the situation from the Palestinian perspective.
It’s Pearl Harbor all over again.
Gaza bout to get dresdenified.
Remember the Liberty.
If Dresden: Arab Edition ends up happening, that would be pretty astounding. We haven't had urban carpet bombing since the end of WWII.
What is the Palestinian perspective?
You're Palestinian. You will never beat the Israelis unless you get support from a global superpower willing to fight NATO. Since that's not happening, just leave. No reason to stay there. Face the facts, Israel is getting that land, and that is that. Sooner or later everything comes down to a Melian dialogue.
Their religion commands them to fight even against a hopeless enemy. It's sad, but it's hard to feel too bad for them.
Palestinians could win by playing the demographics war. They routinely outproduce Israelis. The only Israelis that are on par with palestinian birthrates are ultra orthodox communities where most of the community gets themselves exempt from the draft and live on the dole. Some of these ultra orthodox groups are actively anti zionist despite living in Israel.
Eventually there will be so many Palestinians that Israel will be unable to contain them.
Except Israel, unlike the US, actually guards their border and enforces their immigration laws.
Because Isreal, unlike the US, didn't have three decades of Cold War spies in the education system trying to make a societal self-destructive feedback loop of self-hatred.