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> Shouldn't we increase visas to those that support Hamas and Hezbollah?

No. It is perfectly acceptable for a society to have norms and conventions it wants those seeking to enter it to uphold. One of those is not accepting violence as a political tactic.

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So we should be banning Israelis from entering. They openly use violence as a political tactic.

> we should be banning Israelis from entering. They openly use violence as a political tactic

No, that is—ironically—collective punishment.

It's not ironic whatsoever. Dahiya Doctrine ring any bells?

You're confusing law and politics.

If that were true, then that society would not maintain an army or a police force, to enforce its political goals.

Violence is fundamental to political tactics.

> Violence is fundamental to political tactics

You're confusing law and politics. They're intrinsically related. And there is not a natural separation. But if there is a single corollary to the rule of law, it is in the integrity of that separation.

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