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I don't know, but aren't you the one concerned about a proportionate response? That would mean you're okay with Israel sending about 6000 rockets randomely into Gaza, and blowing up a civilian bus. Nobody is putting words in your mouth, you're just not connecting your own dots.

Hamas didn't originate out of fear of Israel. It may sound good, but it's false. It's also insulting to suggest Palestinians found religion only out of fear of Israel, which is what you are inadvertantly implying. Look into the origins of Hamas. It predates the intifada, and even predates Israel's initial support for the group.

Likewise, you are aware pogroms against Jews in the region predate modern Israel, and formalized Zionism right? Israel isn't the source of hatred, it's just an excuse.

Unfortunately, there has never been peace in the Mid-East without an escalation in violence, the likes of which the Palestinian Arabs have never engaged in.