When you look at a given election there are a lot of reasons people vote one side or the other. The results of a given American election may be determined by the state of the economy, current events, televised debates, party, judgments on the character of candidates, which party best represents ones view of the integrity of the country, etc. A generally liberal individual may vote for a conservative president because they're concerned about the economy, or don't trust the democratic candidate. Foreign policy may not be a priority for everyone.
Currently, people in the West view Hamas as dangerous terrorists but that doesn't make us qualified to say how a rational Palestinian should have voted however many years ago. (And, of course, not everyone in Palestine voted the same.) When making these sorts of judgments it's important to do so from the perspective of someone from that country (i.e. whose great grandfather grew up in that country, whose children are in their school system, who sees that country's flag and actually feels something, etc.)
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