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  • DarkGamer@kbin.socialtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldThe lamest countries
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    11 months ago

    Jews started out buying the land legally until Arab nationalists started murdering them, making a one state solution impossible, then declared war on Israel when they used the UN’s two state borders.

    Arabs who remained peaceful and stayed behind the 48 borders were not “ethnically cleansed,” and today are 20% of the citizens of Israel. Perhaps that oppression is due to constant violent attacks and a refusal to lay down arms and has nothing to do with ethnicity.













  • The 3D models are interesting, not sure how you expect me to confirm or deny their validity.

    There’s no proof they tortured anyone, it’s fine to be skeptical of evidence, but don’t pretend it doesn’t exist. I believe they also fired an RPG from the entrance of a hospital and ran inside but I’m not sure if it’s this one or a different one.

    If any of these are true, it makes these hospitals into a legal military target. If you don’t like that, be pissed off at Hamas, not Israel for defending itself against those who use civilian infrastructure for military purposes, against international law.




    • This is similar to “Shock and Awe” approach that the US did in response to 9/11, while one can certainly criticize it, if Israel intends to provide an example for future deterrence for safety it can be argued that prioritizing destruction over accuracy as a show of force is the right call. (Common Dreams is a terrible source, btw. I’m pretty far left but their bias is too much for me.)
    • Collateral damage isn’t rhetoric, that’s the military term for people who get hit that you didn’t intend as targets.
    • This is a tweet that quotes an unnamed official, which is not very compelling.

    Generally though, I’m sure that there’s plenty of examples of troubling rhetoric to be found. I’m not even Israeli and watching Oct 7 footage pissed me off, I can only imagine the anger they must be experiencing.