This is exactly what Hamas wanted. They poked the bear (more like killed her cubs) and then they will hide in hospitals and orphanages and nursing homes and what the fuck ever would cause international sympathies for them when they’re inevitably struck. They’re using Gaza civilians as sacrifices to annihilate the Israelis.
OK, well, “all lives matter” doesn’t mean “black lives don’t matter” BUT we all know what they actually mean. It’s called a dogwhistle. “from the river to the season” is also a dogwhistle, because the term comes from Palestinian organizations and people that want to wipe Israel off the map. You COULD just say “one-state” but that doesn’t have the fun wink-wink that a dogwhistle has.
Right now? That leftists have had their run with hiding among the ranks of and influencing liberals but with the Israeli conflict, that’s over. Leftists are still sticking with the oppressor/oppressed dynamic and support Palestine in the conflict despite the terrorism of Hamas. Liberals will never support terrorists. This is the biggest in-your-face divide between them in a long time.
Hamas knows this. And they knew that Israel would respond with disproportionate force. They only care about destroying Israel and the Jews, per their charter, and they aren’t afraid to sacrifice as many Palestinian lives as it takes.
He’s sneaking out with the AGI in his pocket and gonna become a supervillain.