I say again, I think you need to take this up with the author of the original article. It was there that this source first appeared. I am merely a commenter on the original article, and did not choose to use this source. The original author did:

The name “Palestine” was long used to describe the land that today covers the State of Israel and the Palestinian territories, ever since the end of the Bar-Kohkba Revolt, in which the indigenous Jewish community of Jerusalem tried — and failed — to overthrow the oppressive Roman Empire.

The text 'Bar Kohkba Revolt' links to this source:

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-bar-kokhba-revolt-132-135-ce

The fact that you disagree so vehemently with it's use and the wording of the source seems to be a point you should level at the original author who brought it to light and cited this as a reference in the first place, and perhaps the AICE:

Here's a link to their about page in case you wish to contact them to voice your grievances of their portrayal of Jewish history directly.

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/about-aice

Your portrayal of this conflict as one simply against Hamas is intentionally dismissive of the larger picture. The 'bigger picture' (as I see it) is this:

1. Those forcefully displaced by the creation of the state of Israel see Israel as an occupying force - especially since it is now backed by the US - the largest empire in the world.

2. When Jews rebelled against an empire they regarded as their oppressor, it's noble (even if they lost). When Palestinians resist today, it's barbarism and 'terrorism'. There definitely seems to be a double-standard at work here

If Medium had been around during the times of the Roman Empire, I'm sure there would be propagandists (like you) working on behalf of the empire to shout down anyone who suggested that perhaps the Jews were getting a raw deal. I'm sure they too would insist that Rome was merely acting to secure its interests and security, and that territorial expansion was but an unfortunate reality of the spoils of war that came about due to the Jews insisting on attacking Roman interests who were merely trying to live and conduct their commerce in 'peace'.

Today, the Palestinians and those forcefully displaced to clear the way for the modern state of Israel have also gotten a raw deal - at least I'm sure that's how they feel about it, having been expelled from their homes at gunpoint.

I think there are parallels in their struggle against an occupying force that has pushed them from the homes they were living in, and that of the Jews during the times of the Roman Empire.

The gist of my original comment is that it seems that rather than being the victims of a larger, imperial force; modern Israel now stands as one of its outposts and is instrumental in meting out the oppression on which it is largely based.

Hamas - as flawed and despicable as it is - is but a mere product of a much larger story of modern-day empire steamrolling over those incapable of repelling it - just as the Jews were unable to beat the Roman empire.

There are parallels, even if the specific details of where tunnels were or weren't used or various guerrilla warfare tactics differ. Both are tales of resistance against perceived oppressors, and asymmetric war. Except, we're told that we must feel differently about the oppressed and vanquished now that we're on the side of the empire.

Your perspective and narratives differ drastically than those on the other side of it, as you are on now on the side of the victor.

I bet if you were not that Roman propagandist, but rather a Jew struggling against the Roman empire against all odds, your narrative would be quite similar to that of the Palestinians today.

That was my point - not quibbling about whether or not the Jews did or did not engage in one's definition of 'terrorism'.

I'm sure dropping nuclear bombs on civilian population centers would also be 'terroristic' to those on the receiving end of it. Of course we in the US don't tend to think of our use of them in that regard - but rather we frame it as a 'necessary evil' for our own self-preservation and interests.

... Which I'm sure was what the Romans said as they were massacring the Jews... and what the Zionists today are now saying as they engage in Roman-style siege warfare against the people of Gaza (not just Hamas), and continue to push Palestinians from land in the West Bank, and invade Lebanon and Syria.