After reading hundreds of posts over the past two days in response to the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas Humanitarian Activists, I have noticed a disturbing trend. It has become quite clear, that the United States population holds to numerous double-standards in their unwavering support of Israel. To wit:
Israel has the right to violate international law to defend their people, if those laws fail in their duty to protect the people of Israel. Hamas DOES NOT have the right to violate international law to defend their people, if those laws fail in their duty to protect the Palestinian people.
Israel is justified in violating international law in response to RHETORIC put forth by Hamas, which states its desire to steal Israeli land and make it their own, yet Hamas is NOT JUSTIFIED in violating international law in response to Israel ACTUALLY STEALING PALESTINIAN LAND, by force, and creating new, Jewish-only communities on that stolen land, thus making it Israel's own.
Israel is encouraged to defend their people with extreme violence in response to illegal actions taken by Hamas. Hamas is discouraged from defending their people with extreme violence in response to illegal actions taken by Israel.
Since the definition of a terrorist organization is, in simple terms, an organization which takes part in terrorist activities, Hamas is rightly deemed a terrorist organization because of their use of terrorist tactics. Israel, however, is NOT a terrorist organization, in spite of engaging in numerous acts of terrorism.
When Hamas doesn't agree to a peace plan, they "do not want peace." When Israel doesn't agree to a peace plan, it's because Hamas "doesn't want peace."
Palestinians are blamed for the violence they receive because they vote for "thugs" to represent them. Israeli leaders, no matter how many crimes they commit, nor how many deaths they cause, nor how many times they actively and unapologetically target civilians for massive collective punishment in violation of numerous humanitarian and criminal laws, are NOT to be considered "thugs."
Israel is allowed to stockpile a large nuclear weapons arsenal, but Hamas is deemed evil incarnate for "smuggling" crude, antiquated rockets into their "arsenal."
Have I missed anything?