General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho do you trust more, Israel or Hamas?
Last edited Mon Jul 28, 2014, 10:54 PM - Edit history (1)
31 votes, 4 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
Israel | |
18 (58%) |
|
Hamas | |
4 (13%) |
|
None of the above (neither) | |
9 (29%) |
|
4 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
Show usernames
Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll |
think
(11,641 posts)BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)I distrust all those who are promoting war whether they are with Israel or Hamas.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Under whose government would you rather live if the counterpart were not present?
Would anyone genuinely suggest they would want to be a citizen of an unchecked Hamas government?
JI7
(89,275 posts)and there are people among palestinians i would trust but not hamas.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I do not trust the IDF
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)And here's one member of the Knesset that I don't trust.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Shaked
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)But Hamas is not a nation, nor truly representative of Palestinians, and Israel has several political parties. As in our country, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Israel
TexasProgresive
(12,159 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)Obvious agenda is obvious.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Just added that option.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)Bettie
(16,129 posts)This is the only way to show 'overwhelming support' for Israel's right wing government.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Bettie
(16,129 posts)How can there be trust in either organization, really?
countryjake
(8,554 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)brooklynite
(94,742 posts)"neither" should have been provided
yurbud
(39,405 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)I don't trust Israel, based on past behaviour, to keep any of their obligations under international law, or to work for peace, or to stop building settlements in the West Bank. Neither do I trust Hamas to provide effective leadership for the Palestinian people that helps them move toward a negotiated solution, especially as long as Israel continues to behave as it has in the past.
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)moondust
(20,006 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)I do have sympathy for the average Palestinians. If their homes are bulldozed and their olive groves destroyed, I really understand how they'd be pretty mad.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)You'd have to fine-tune the question for a more informative answer. Trust them in regards to what?
JaydenD
(294 posts)but whose side we hear about from our biased media (and they are very biased in support of the IDF) and whose stories are not told on that same media - the story of the Palestinian people and their suffering.
Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)H2O Man
(73,622 posts)I just believe in Yoko and me.
TBF
(32,102 posts)this madness must stop. It isn't a question of "who to believe" because the propaganda is thick on both sides. We need to help these 2 groups of people see a peaceful solution because they clearly aren't going to get there on their own.