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iemanja

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34. A majority of Americans voted for Trump

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #30)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:24 PM

Tuesday

In 2006, a plurality--not a majority--of Gazans voted for Hamas, after Israel's direct interference in the election and clamp down on movements of people during the election. You absolve yourself of the actions of the Trump administration, while you blame starving babies for an election that they never took part it. Most living Palestinians never voted at all, and most of those Palestinians who were alive in 2006 didn't in fact vote for Hamas. Yet you use that claim to justify mass starvation and death camps.

This is what Snopes says about your claim. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/01/majority-palestinians-gaza-elect-hamas/

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UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to a ceasefire [View all] muriel_volestrangler Tuesday OP

Off to read in Depth JustAnotherGen Tuesday #1

Hamas will NEVER accept a two-state solution. They never have, and they never will. It is in their charter. I wonder lostincalifornia Tuesday #3

Now I Know JustAnotherGen Tuesday #6

It is complicated, but most sources indicated an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood was involved. lostincalifornia Tuesday #15

Nor will Bibi iemanja Tuesday #22

Hamas does not speak for anywhere near all Palestinians. Big Blue Marble Tuesday #28

The Palestinian Authority does recognise Israel as a state muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #7

So Palestine JustAnotherGen Tuesday #8

Right now... SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #9

It's all a problem from hell JustAnotherGen Tuesday #11

Wish I could rec this statement a million times n/t SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #12

It was elected as the government in Gaza 19 years ago iemanja Tuesday #23

I never said that Hamas was elected in the West Bank n/t SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #24

You said is was the elected government of Palestine iemanja Tuesday #25

Fair enough... SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #26

As the US voted for Trump iemanja Tuesday #27

Do any of us who voted for Kamala deserve what we got? Nope SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #30

Did these people vote? Is this what they deserved? iemanja Tuesday #32

A majority of Americans voted for Trump iemanja Tuesday #34

Duplicate iemanja Tuesday #33

The Palestinian Authority is the Palestinian govt... Violet_Crumble Wednesday #36

No, it wouldn't "have to" muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #16

The PA has proposed taking over Gaza after the war. Israel rejected it. AloeVera Tuesday #31

OK... SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #17

It's not "irrelevant"; the West Bank has the majority of Palestinians (nt) muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #18

So then you want three states? SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #19

No. muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #20

Does anyone remember when Israel under Labor was comitted to a two state solution, and Hamas and others lostincalifornia Tuesday #2

News flash: Hamas does not control Gaza; Israel does. Big Blue Marble Tuesday #29

Hamas controlled it before they started this disaster, and continuues to hold the hostages, and refuses to lostincalifornia Tuesday #35

bravo UK, and let us ponder bibi's place in history prodigitalson Tuesday #4

Once again they will all moniss Tuesday #5

And... SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #10

Fair point JustAnotherGen Tuesday #13

I did say the outside world should impose a solution no matter who doesn't like moniss Tuesday #14

That slow walk concerns me. That and I don't trust the UK at all -eom vanessa_ca Tuesday #21