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The Sham of 'Disarming' Hamas

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Posted By: FlyRight, 3/30/2026 8:24:29 PM

Hamas, like Iran, continues to treat the idea of disarmament with a mix of dismissal and rhetorical defiance, effectively signaling that it has no intention of giving up its weapons or altering its dream of eliminating Israel. For Hamas, disarmament is not a serious proposal. Instead, it is a tool for political theater, a way to manipulate donors and tighten its grip over the Gaza Strip. In Hamas's view, the establishment of Israel on any of this land is an illegal "Zionist project" and a form of colonial occupation. When Hamas talks about "resistance" (Arabic: muqawama), it is referring to a comprehensive framework aimed at destroying Israel through a violent jihad (holy war),

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Reply 1 - Posted by: czechlist 3/30/2026 8:46:59 PM (No. 2086817)
Hamas' stated objective is to eliminate Jews. They are cowards so they require weapons
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 3/30/2026 8:50:32 PM (No. 2086820)
Kill all Hamas. Period.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: cor-vet 3/30/2026 10:09:16 PM (No. 2086841)
Don't worry about their arms, take off their heads!
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Reply 4 - Posted by: JimBob 3/31/2026 1:07:32 AM (No. 2086869)
Disarm.... like Monty Python's Black Knight. With no Arms, it's hard to hold and shoot a gun. More seriously, imposing the death penalty is the only cure for many of these Terrorists.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: kono 3/31/2026 1:12:10 AM (No. 2086872)
"Disarming" Hamas should mean something that stimulates the limb prosthesis market.
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