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[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Gotta love how they told people to go south then bombed them there, as well as hospitals. And they can just say every target, no matter how many civilians die, was a "Hamas target" and it's "Hamas' responsibility to protect civilians" while they indiscriminately bomb these civilians.

Crazy that more people aren't speaking up against this.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They told people to evacuate and then bombed the evacuation routes.

Israeli spokespersons keep saying they're fighting Nazis, but I only see Nazis on their side of this.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

Once Palestinians starteing evacuating North Gaza, Israel bombed the humanitarian corridor that they'd declared as safe.

Russia did the same to Ukrainians last year and EU & NATO & UN supported Ukraine. Now they support Israel.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I swear to God, I can’t name another country that takes such little criticism ever in the MSM other than Israel.

A fucking hospital ffs.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For many it's the sunk cost fallacy.

They've rhetorically, unreservedly supported Israel for half a century, and they will not be reexamining those intransigent beliefs today, thank you very much.

"The Doctor: How much blood will spill until everybody does what they're always going to have to do from the very beginning -- sit down and talk! Listen to me, listen. I just -- I just want you to think. Do you know what thinking is? It's just a fancy word for changing your mind.

Bonnie: I will not change my mind.

The Doctor: Then you will die stupid."

-Steven Moffat, excerpt from Doctor Who

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (18 children)

If it was any other West Asian country doing this, the entire West would be denouncing them and taking action. But because its Israel doing it, this is fine.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because there are consequences of you go against the grain. It's all about money...always. Palestinians have little to no money and influence.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

It's sad that this type of comment can be and is often spun as "antisemitism"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Agreed. It's also frustrating that the labeling of anything anti-Zionist as anti-Semitism just gives actual anti-Semites the opportunity to claim their actual anti-Semitism is anything but.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the toxic sludge of racism + Islamophobia = support and empowerment for Israel to ethnically cleanse Palestine of Palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The other, possibly larger, part of it is the fear of being labeled antisemitic. Antisemitism is a huge problem all over the world but Jews aren't to blame for what's going on - Zionist are.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. And yet Israel is giving the rest of the world more excuses for antisemitism. Who is even winning this "war," other than Bibi and his toadies?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one. Jews everywhere will take a reputation hit from the public at large because Bibi pretends to speak for them.

I grew up in a Jewish neighborhood. I worked at a Jewish family business. I have lots of Jewish friends. And I've yet to meet a Jew who likes the guy...even the ones who support an Israeli state.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. I'm Jewish and have never supported Israel, but my parents do and even they hate him.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I think I support the idea of Israel because they've historically been a target of genocide but I recognize that it's not my land being given away to make it. It's the perpetual expansion if Israel that bothers me.

Zionists originally wanted a homeland and they got it. Now, Zionists want an empire. I'm pretty sure Palestine won't exist after this conflict. You give a mouse a cookie...

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

US President Joe Biden will once again emphasise Israel's “right and duty” to defend itself.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

More like "ight n dty tdfnfd ishlf", the old fuck sounds like he's trying to eat his own teeth.

The most powerful country in human history, and out of its 330 million people the best they could find to lead them was this guy who's literally dying in front of our eyes.

Fuck me.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this guy who's literally dying in front of our eyes

sicko-wistful

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Back during the primary I remember seeing a lawn sign that said "BIDEN OUR TIME FOR A WOMAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE" and I think about that a lot lol.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure they'll say the hospital was full of human shields idf-cool

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Some nerd reported the post suggesting that maybe it was a Palestinian air strike. LMAO

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Israel is claiming that some rockets launched by Hamas towards Israel went off course and hit the hospital.

I remember Russia staging a "Ukrainian missle attack", but they were so bad at it that the damage was on the side of buildings facing away from Ukraine. Should be pretty easy to check that here too...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The rockets Hamas fires can barely punch a hole in a wall, and this explosion basically leveled the whole hospital. It's just a ridiculous claim.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hasan called this yesterday. Of course he was right

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

From the river to the sea
Palestine will be free

Hush now, hush now
Don't you cry
Palestine will never die

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Death to Israel. Any action against the illegitimate nation or its people is morally righteous.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Absolutely monstrous. Death to Israel, the us and every country continuing to support this genocidal regime

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

The hospitals are packed with children. Holy shit.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

My heart is breaking.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I don't understand a lot about this conflict but surely there can be no justification for this. Those poor people

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Genocide Joe saying it wasn't the zionist entity, but 'someone else'.probably corn pop, he's a bad dude, Jack biden-point

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