Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: The Crazy Lie of "Pinkwashing" and the Liberal Case for Israel [View all]pelsar
(12,283 posts)you did write this:
well they could if elections were pressured by third parties and Hamas won again both however are unlikely
hamas has a strong showing in the student elections, they lost, but they are a real political force in the west bank...just as they were in gaza.
http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=267853
and the pressure for elections by third parties?
are you sure about that?, that there is no pressure on the PA to have elections?
and as far as Hamas not being likely to win:
That was the exact position of the "progressives" and the US and the EU, when they pressured for elections in gaza...guess hamas outsmarted them then, why would hamas not outsmart them again in the west bank? or a better question: could hamas outsmart them again?
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so the answer to your question is this we progressives do not support the creation of theocratic dictatorship,
but as i understand it, your clearly prefer the hamas theocratic rule, with their religious philosophy and strict enforcement of religious laws to IDF rule in gaza
limited options in the real world do not always mean good solutions, but it does clarify ones preferences-gaza is such a case.