Yes, they're banking on the "no such thing as bad publicity" mantra and willing to risk jail time for that.

I think there are better ways of doing that, and I also don't think this is the right time to do it. We're not directly involved in that war, we're merely selling weapons and keeping ships in the area to discourage the conflict from spreading. This isn't like Vietnam where we're literally the ones doing the killing.

I agree that Palestine should be free, but not with Hamas in control. Hamas is a terrorist org that networks with other terrorist orgs, and if they gain independence, they'll continue terrorism. Fatah isn't much better, but they seem quite a bit more reasonable and perhaps should be courted in negotiations for an independent Israel. Regardless, any independent Palestine must recognize Israel's legitimacy or it's not going to happen.