You are threading on dangerous ground. The Israel-Hamas-Palestine conflict is a complex and divisive issue which not many people can fully comprehend. It is extremely dangerous for a political party to take sides, especially a Singapore political party given our geopolitical situation.
Dangerous ground? Hello, you're either a Pappy troll, a Jew-lover, an Uncle Tom neo-con, or a Christian fundie.
This is fundamentally a
humanitarian issue. WP is raising funds for the
Palestinian people – the real victims of this inane war – not Hamas. Kudos to the WP for taking a courageous and compassionate stand. (This used to be SDP territory but it has now decided to steer clear of controversial 'activist' issues.)
I do not condone the terrorist acts of Hamas, neither do I condone the state terrorism practised by the Israelis. That said, Hamas was the creation of Mossad, for the clueless with no inkling of the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Bear in mind that the PLA is recognized by the UN as the
legitimate authority of the Palestinian people, and has every right to protection from the genocidal holocaust perpetrated by the Israelis on the Palesitinians.
Geopolitical situation? For Christ's sake, we're living in a sea of 250 mil Muslims. It isn't rocket science to figure out which side our 'geopolitical' bread is buttered. And you wonder why our neighbours, including the Catholic Philippines, hate us and call us the 'Israel of SE Asia'. Sheesh.