I'm glad you used that vocabulary "culprit" and as I have to be careful where I gather material because if I do not choose a media entity that is acceptable to those with a left lean in their view of certain matters I am labeled some sort of cherry picking type, I am using BBC (maybe viewed as a neutral) and CNN.
I don't quickly say that, but BBC and CNN both have a pretty strong rogue state bias. But I don't think that will affect the topic. I used culprit just quoting you.
Please allow me to post a couple lines about what the key is in their coverage; rockets fired at Israel:
The 'rockets fired at the rogue state' is a hugely exaggerated and exploited issue. It's used to justify unlimited violence. They cause very little harm, they've been called 'firecrackers', they seem to be a morale thing like throwing a rock at a tank. They're 'homemade' and I've heard use unexploded attacks from the rogue state.
Obviously, I am pointing out that Hamas is not so peaceful in their manner of handling disputes. AND those rockets they are using were probably not built in Gaza. That is no small logistics mission to transport those rockets from wherever they are manufactured to Gaza. You suppose that sort of logistics work is/was accomplished exclusively by Hamas forces?
They're not peaceful, but they don't have a tiny fraction of the military strength the rogue state does, and they are WILLING and calling for cease fire, and even to disband their military and control of Gaza if the rogue state will end its colonialism of Palestinians. As of 2017 they agreed to recognize the 1967 boundaries. I think they were built in Gaza. Here's the first video Google found with some info:
And I would bet that with some further research we could find out if Hamas fired upon Israel first, or Israel fired upon Hamas first. Now I bring up that who fired first question because of your odd statement, as follows:
Oh, boy. For 'first', go back to the Nakba at least. Ever since, it's been an issue of illegal occupier and occupied. We can look at specific incidents, there are attacks from each side at times but overwhelmingly the rogue state 'starts it' and Hamas is resisting the occupation and oppression and now the genocide.
And about that "main culprit" point and my making note of a nation that clearly stated they wanted Israel removed from the Earth; you seemed to have missed that. Not sure why you missed it, but probably just an accident, yes?
I didn't miss it. I'd say nearly all mention of 'they want to wipe them off the map' is rogue state propaganda - it's used to justify their unlimited violence much like Hitler claimed Jews wanted to destroy Germany; nearly all the rest is either hyperbole or misrepresented or needs clarification about what's actually being said. Nearly all of it is saying they want the state to be ended, not to kill anyone, and they welcome the people to live peacefully.
Even that limited statement is almost entirely absent from anyone but a few radical individuals. Other states don't say any more, and as I said above Hamas since 2017 offered to accept the rogue state in 1967 boundaries.
The problem is entirely the rogue state and the US. See my sig for something to consider also. I didn't get into all that the last post, but since you repeat it. What Hamas ideally wants is one state of Palestine, almost a reversal of the rogue state, where Jews are welcome to live under Palestinian rule. They understand they won't get it and offered the two state option. It has nothing to do with anti-Semitism IMO, , that is propaganda, it's anti-colonialism.
