The focus on innocent civilian Palestinians, although well-meaning, often tips into validating and normalizing violence by the state of Israel and belittling the Palestinian resistance.
Resistance is justified, and resistance is grassroots. The resistance came from civilian Palestinians who became militant in response to the settler state and its violence. Even while everyday Palestinians have little to do with the PFLP and other bands, it is dishonest to say you support Palestinians while ignoring, side-stepping, or policing how they fight back against a 76-year-long colonial project. Do not ask the oppressed to accept or normalize their oppressor. Do not police the fight for liberation from the sidelines. Optics are second to freedom.
