> sure it was reprehensible

Exactly, and organizing a support for Palestine immediately after Palestine committed a massacre is NOT okay.

> criticising hamas seems like premature optimization

Are you saying we shouldn't criticize Palestine?

> picking something basically irrelevant to the overall conflict

Why do I have to pick? Why do you need to pick?

We can criticize both. Both are evil in different aspects.

Why do you have so much issue with criticizing the evilness of Palestine?