Name and address supplied should understand Hamas is a protest group emerging from years and years of oppression of Palestinians. Like the rest of the world they await withdrawal of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and lifting the Gaza siege. Israel can build all the walls it wants inside Israel too. Hamas has a snowflake's chance in hell of destroying nuclear armed Israel with protest rockets of mainly nuisance value.
If anyone seeks saints and angels either side of the conflict they will be disappointed. No one supports terrorism. Iraq war opponents weren't Saddam Hussein groupies any more than Palestinian sympathisers are Hamas groupies. The best way to stop rockets is to address legitimate grievances. That seems so obvious.
If we put ourselves in Palestinian shoes we can experience what they have and continue to endure. Conflict resolution benefits from understanding other's points of view.
Noel Hamel
Kingston Peace Council/CND
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