Who do you trust more, Israel or Hamas?

[Cali_Democrat]

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31 votes, 4 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Israel
	18 (58%)
	Hamas
	4 (13%)
	None of the above (neither)
	9 (29%)
	4 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[think]

1. Neither... /nt

[BillZBubb]

2. Neither one. Both lie non-stop.

[Bjorn Against]

3. I trust those who are working for peace

I distrust all those who are promoting war whether they are with Israel or Hamas.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. Another possible question --

Under whose government would you rather live if the counterpart were not present?

Would anyone genuinely suggest they would want to be a citizen of an unchecked Hamas government?

[JI7]

5. there are some within israel i would trust but not the current govt

and there are people among palestinians i would trust but not hamas.

[NightWatcher]

6. these aren't good options. Maybe should be the IDF v Hamas, or Israelies v Palestinians

I do not trust the IDF

[Cali_Democrat]

10. By Israel I mean the government. nt

[Babel_17]

14. It's a coalition government

And here's one member of the Knesset that I don't trust.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Shaked

[bravenak]

7. Neither.nt

[freshwest]

11. +1

[Babel_17]

8. I don't trust Hamas

But Hamas is not a nation, nor truly representative of Palestinians, and Israel has several political parties. As in our country, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Israel

[TexasProgresive]

9. I trust both Israel and Hamas to keep on killing to the bitter end.

[regnaD kciN]

12. Can we have a "None of the above" option...?

[Electric Monk]

16. That would show up as a percentage of the total vote. Can't have that now, can we?

Obvious agenda is obvious.

[Cali_Democrat]

25. Sure!

Just added that option.

[whatchamacallit]

13. Ridiculous

[Bettie]

15. Oh, I get it

This is the only way to show 'overwhelming support' for Israel's right wing government.

[Scootaloo]

29. I don't think that's Cali_Democrat's goal

[Bettie]

32. It seems like there should be another option.

How can there be trust in either organization, really?

[countryjake]

17. Feh!

[geek tragedy]

18. Neither. nt

[brooklynite]

19. UNREC

"neither" should have been provided

[yurbud]

20. Depends on the issue

[hrmjustin]

21. Neither.

[Scuba]

22. Neither.

[Spider Jerusalem]

23. With regard to what?

I don't trust Israel, based on past behaviour, to keep any of their obligations under international law, or to work for peace, or to stop building settlements in the West Bank. Neither do I trust Hamas to provide effective leadership for the Palestinian people that helps them move toward a negotiated solution, especially as long as Israel continues to behave as it has in the past.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. I don't trust either.

[moondust]

26. Neither. n/t

[treestar]

27. I've had it with both of them

I do have sympathy for the average Palestinians. If their homes are bulldozed and their olive groves destroyed, I really understand how they'd be pretty mad.

[Scootaloo]

28. In general? Neither.

You'd have to fine-tune the question for a more informative answer. Trust them in regards to what?

[JaydenD]

30. It is not a matter of trust

but whose side we hear about from our biased media (and they are very biased in support of the IDF) and whose stories are not told on that same media - the story of the Palestinian people and their suffering.

[Skip Intro]

31. Shouldn't you vote in your poll, as you ask others to do? n/t

[H2O Man]

33. Other.

I just believe in Yoko and me.

[TBF]

34. I think we need a 2-state solution -

this madness must stop. It isn't a question of "who to believe" because the propaganda is thick on both sides. We need to help these 2 groups of people see a peaceful solution because they clearly aren't going to get there on their own.