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2023-10-29 10:05:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 081E87952CC734868B9F2EAB383D0AF3AE4ABCE96018D499236E0F35EF6860F4
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Netanyahu did not refer to all Palestinians as Amalek; he referred specifically to Hamas. https://x.com/muhammadshehad2/status/1718376269954371897?s=20 The Bible refers to Amalekites as a "staunch enemy of the Israelites" who relentlessly attacked them without provocation especially when the Israelites could not defend themselves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalek https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Amalekites
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