Comments by "Tim Trewyn" (@timtrewyn453) on "Ben Shapiro HILARIOUS Takedown Of Anti-Israel Students 😂" video.

@suzanneyoung6273 The more I learn about Hamas, the more I tend to think that the vote was a sort of "Vote for us and live" choice. See Hamas v. Fatah in Gaza. People have to kowtow to their financial sponsors and their praetorian guardsmen. Has Hamas ever been voted out of office? That says something, too, at least they haven't learned to put on the two-party facade. If there is any diversity left in Gaza, some sector(s) of the public would probably welcome a change.
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Maybe they could have transferred their meal plan balance to Uber-Eats, at a loss of course, administrative charges and all.
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Deuteronomy 19:21 -- "Show no pity. Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." That authorizes precise vengeance. That also puts a limit on vengeance for the greater good. This is a Jewish concept of justice. When the response to October 7th started to become perceived as disproportionate, I think many, including myself, joined that perception. We agree Israel has a right of self-defense and a right of vengeance, but fear the unknowns created by excessive vengeance. If Israel's response had been more calibrated, then I think Israel would have retained more moral authority. I can understand Israeli rage, but again, the Torah seems to put a limit on that. I see no guarantee that the displacement of Hamas will in the long run pacify Gaza. (Face it. Given all the tunnels to Egypt found, a remnant of Hamas has already escaped. The useful martyrs remain for the final sacrifice.) The Gazans are not Germans or Japanese likely to tilt to peace once the war mongers among them have been dealt with. Perhaps Gaza becomes the "Kaliningrad" of Jordan, the closest thing to a Palestinian state. Not that Jordan or Israel are excited about the prospects of that. I don't see much alternative to an iron-fisted occupation to bring an end to Gaza's role as a rocket launch facility. And the locals will be seething about this for decades. There's no common faith to point to here. There's no proven, robust island culture to choose a better direction. I would be happy to be proven wrong.
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