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71% of Gazans believe what’s happening now in Gaza is a worthwhile cost of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel

posted a month ago by RustyShacklefurd (2025)
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https://www.nationalreview.com/news/over-70-percent-of-palestinians-support-hamass-october-7-terror-attack-poll/

A recent poll done by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research finds that 71% of Gazans believe Hamas was right to carry out the October 7th attack against Israel.

This is just incredible. In the middle of a months-long war in which tens of thousands of Gazans have been killed and thousands of buildings in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, the overwhelming majority of Gazans believe the attack that started this mayhem was actually worth it. And the war isn't even over yet.

It seems the overwhelming majority of Gazans believe things really aren't so bad for them. And everyone who claimed that Hamas doesn't really represent the Palestinians because there hasn't been a Palestinian election since 2006 can put to rest that lie.

[–] TheHardSell (639) a month ago

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[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10455) a month ago

Lol. Of course they support Hamas now. After your home has been bombed and family killed by Israel, sure, you're gonna be the most vicious terrorist against Israel too. Would you not want to cut the throat of the people who killed your mother?

This is a huge blunder on Israel's part. It just assures Hamas will be stronger than ever with tens of thousands new young angry recruits.

[–] RustyShacklefurd (2025) a month ago

You seem to misunderstand the poll. It's not saying that 71% of Gazans support future Hamas attacks against Israel. It's saying that 71% of Gazans believe Hamas made the right choice by carrying out the October 7th attack 6 months ago. Their homes have been bombed and families killed as a result of the October 7th attack. 71% of Gazans believe that carrying out that attack that resulted in tens of thousands killed in Gaza was the right decision by Hamas. Just consider how insane that perspective is 5 months into this war.

And how the hell is Israel's response a "blunder" in any way? Hamas took over 200 hostages during the attack, with over 100 still remaining in captivity. The IDF has to attack Hamas in Gaza to free the hostages outright or to put pressure on Hamas to release them. Hamas already massacred over a thousand Israelis on 10/7, by far the worst terrorist attack on Israel in its history. It's Israel's 9/11. Hamas is dedicated to Israel's complete destruction. 2 weeks after the attack, a Hamas leader vowed that Hamas would carry out more such attacks again and again and again until Israel is destroyed. Hamas in Gaza already started off this war with tens of thousands of fighters.

So how the hell does Israel's current war in Gaza make Israel any worse off? What the hell would Israel actually gain by not trying to destroy Hamas in Gaza? Refraining from this war wouldn't free the Israeli hostages in Gaza and it wouldn't end Hamas's war to destroy Israel. If Israel succeeds in completely destroying the Hamas leadership and infrastructure in Gaza then it will be a lot harder for future potential terrorists in Gaza to put together attacks against Israel. If the Hamas leadership and infrastructure is destroyed then there won't be any terrorist group for those tens of thousands of potential new recruits to join.

[–] CountJohn (579) a month ago

Would you not want to cut the throat of the people who killed your mother?

Why does that not apply to Israel's reaction then? It's like everyone expects them to show restraint but never the Palestinians. And Hamas started this round of fighting so without their reactions none of this would be happen. I'm going to spend more time criticizing the person who hit first than the person who hit second.

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10455) a month ago

It's naive to think this started on October 7th. This has been going on for 75 years. Both sides have committed atrocities.