What is going to happen to the 2 million people who cannot escape Gaza in 5 days?

[TiberiusB]

98. Nazis?

Did I miss something? When did they get compared to Nazis? I also imagine that when people make comparisons like that, they are referring to the Israeli government, not every last citizen.

Also, Manifest Destiny was the backdrop for the slaughter of Native Americans. I'm not sure I'd see that comparison as a win.

The delusion many are under is that there is a clear "good" guy and "bad" guy in this conflict. Both the Hamas leadership and Netanyahu's government benefit from such violence and chaos. Neither has clean hands.

Some questions to ponder:

Would Iran be funding the Hamas leaders to destabilize the region if the U.S. had not dropped out of the nuclear deal when Trump was running the show?

Is Russia looking to drag the U.S. out of Ukraine by forcing it to support two fronts? Remember, Russia and Iran have been growing closer over the past few years.

How does China benefit? The deal that the U.S. was brokering between it, Saudi Arabia, and Israel was at least partially meant to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.

As has been pointed out many times, is the killing of journalists and activists and the seizure of land on the West bank (along with the admission that the goal is the complete annexation of the region), coupled with the debilitating blockage around Gaza accomplishing anything other than making people so desperate that they see no other recourse than to turn to radical leaders for change? It's like if you push people down the economic ladder far enough, many turn to far right demagogues for hope.

There are many more angles to consider.

How far back do we want to go? The U.S. undermined a fledgling democracy in Iran over 60 years ago. Would the Ayatollah's have come to power if the Shah hadn't been installed to serve corporate and military interests in the U.S.?

It's all much more complex than "Palestinians are terrorists and Israel has a right to defend itself".