I think a major problem with Israel-Palestine discussions is the assumption that if one notes Israel is imperfect this implies Palestinian leadership is in itself good. Given that Palestinian leaders on the whole have killed more Palestinians than any of them ever did Israelis, I don't think anyone who actually is concerned with the Palestinian *people* would find the leaders of said people worthy of respect or admiration. Hamas is simply a continuation of all that's wrong with the political "leadership."
TL;DR: One can be pro-Palestinian but anti-Abbas and anti-Hamas. One can also be despising the extremists of both sides and recognizing the legitimacy of *both sides* In practice this tends to be picking one and defending it warts and all, albeit.
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Date: 29/12/11 13:25 (UTC)TL;DR: One can be pro-Palestinian but anti-Abbas and anti-Hamas. One can also be despising the extremists of both sides and recognizing the legitimacy of *both sides* In practice this tends to be picking one and defending it warts and all, albeit.