• NAXLAB@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It is interesting that similar sentiments aren’t leveled against Israeli police & military when they slaughter innocent people.

    It would be weird and suspicious if I did that right?

    “Well, Israel would probably have more people on their side if they didn’t kill thousands of innocent people” (which they have done)

    It’s like you can use this line against whoever you don’t like to justify not liking them.

    My sincere question is, what do you actually want the outcome to be? It is my opinion that if Hamas stopped going to war completely, Israel would continue to oppress Palestinians by denying them rights, displacing them from their homes, and keeping them as second class citizens on the basis of race.

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      It is interesting that similar sentiments aren’t leveled against Israeli police & military when they slaughter innocent people.

      Do you live under a rock?

      Since 2015, the General Assembly has adopted 140 resolutions criticizing Israel, mainly over its treatment of the Palestinians, its relationships with neighboring countries and other alleged wrongdoings. Over the same period, it has passed 68 resolutions against all other countries, UN Watch said.

      https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-condemned-israel-more-than-all-other-countries-combined-in-2022-monitor/

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        1 year ago

        I’m aware plenty of people condemn Israel for good reason, but what I don’t hear is the snide “you’ll never get anyone on your side like that”. It’s a sentiment that black people have been hearing since the 60’s, and is more commonly leveled against “underdogs” that are fighting an establishment.

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          I’m aware plenty of people condemn Israel for good reason.

          You just said people don’t express similar sentiments when the Israeli police and military slaughter innocent people.


          what I don’t hear is the snide “you’ll never get anyone on your side like that”

          Palestinians are trying to play on the sympathies of the international community to garner aid and support for their cause. Israel is not.

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      1 year ago

      Multiple things can be bad at the same time. It is also possible to fight without being barbaric.

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        It is also possible to fight without being barbaric.

        Easy to say when you don’t have white phosphorus raining down on your kids’ school…