You're timeline is off. Hamas' last election was in 2006. They softened their charter in 2017.

Asinine? It is asinine to believe that two things cannot be true at the same time. Hamas can be terrorists who committed atrocities on Israel on 7 October (and before) AND have Hamas has softened their position on the country of Israel. That is nuance. That is how this entire conversation started: About nuance

My first comment started with,

"'This is why they can describe terrorists as victims and the innocent people who they rape and murder as oppressors.'

How ironic that you talk about 'not seeing room for nuance.'

Hamas has definitely committed acts of terror. Yet many of them are also victims of decades of oppression and abuse. Living your entire life in a concentration camp is going to affect you, and not in a good way."

I think it is asinine to expect that there will be no violent groups resisting Israel's decades old war crimes against and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Who has 99% of the power in this situation? Hamas has no tanks, no anti-aircraft, no navy. They have killed 67 Israelis over decades of firing something like 15,000 rockets. Israel killed more than 3x that many in 2023 - BEFORE Oct 7.

Hamas changed their charter in 2017. Did Israel respond with less ethnic cleansing of the West Bank? With a raising of the blockade on Gaza? No.

Hamas committing another act of terrorism on 7 October after 5 MORE years of Israeli crimes does not negate the softening of Hamas' position on Israel. Again, two things can be true at the same time. That is nuance.

That nuance is also the only way to move towards peace. Without nuance, I fear we're headed for the genocide of all Palestinians inside Israel, and possibly the end of Israel as a country.