• guacupado@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    They shouldn’t have any fucking supporters. This is the shit all the anti-Israel people are supporting. I’m no fan of Netanyahu but wtf do they expect Israel to do? It’s like everyone forgot what prompted this and thinks Israel just woke up one morning and decided to raze everything because they were bored.

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      11 months ago

      I’m no fan of Netanyahu but wtf do they expect Israel to do?

      I expect them not to commit war crimes at a bare minimum.

    • Elliott@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Are you suggesting that when Israel bombs a refugee camp and kills all those innocent people that somehow that is a reasonable response?

      • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        It’s a disproportionate response, and misdirected. But it is definitely a response to something real, which the more rabid anti-Israel types seem to gloss over.

        • Elliott@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          Israel has a right to defend itself, but they’re bombing refuge camps.

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            11 months ago

            Yes it’s a humanitarian disaster through and through, and the government response is internationally humiliating for Israel. I felt the same way when the USA started carpet bombing Baghdad after 9/11, although that was far worse and made much less sense.

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                11 months ago

                I’m not arrogant enough to think I have sufficient knowledge or access to reliable enough information to make that judgement. I can certainly say it’s a humanitarian disaster and tragedy.

      • smokingManhole@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

        What did you expect? Do you think that hitting a wasp nest with a rod just once means you’ll only be stung once because you only hit it once? There’s no rule stating that the wasps must respond with equal magnitude. If people are now getting hurt, it’s because someone provoked the wasps. The notion that reactions must be proportionate to the offense is quite naive.

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        11 months ago

        These fuckers kidnapped US citizens, they deserve 100% of whatever bombs we throw at them until our people are freed.

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          11 months ago

          Yes, because the US is a shining beacon of morality and peace.

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      11 months ago

      What prompted this? You mean the decades of occupation? Or are you suggesting history only began with the Hamas attack?

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      11 months ago

      You just gotta take that line of thought one step further. I believe in you.

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      11 months ago

      Well, that not totally incorrect. The settlers starting moving in (before the nation was a thing) and started killing and displacing the existing inhabitants. It’s been bad from the start, though they have had periods that are better than others. People excuse Israel for what Hamas has done, but rarely do those same people forgive Hamas for what the Jewish settlers have done.

      Personally, I don’t make a judgment on Hamas. They are a much weaker force against a much stronger force. If they fight a conventional war then they don’t stand a chance. Gorilla warfare/terrorism is the only viable option for them. Israel uses terrorism every day, but it’s only bad when Hamas does it?

      I do judge Israel. They are a strong force, and more importantly are getting support from many other powerful nations. Until my country (the US) stops sending support, I will criticize their actions. I do not condone my money going towards what they do.