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[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Read the article. Watch the interviews.

"Evacuate, surrender, or starve."

Israel isn't even obfuscating their intent at all. Their government is intentionally committing war crimes and is actively cleansing Palestinians for their own gain.

Many "Western" nations, particularly the United States, have been complicit in these abominable crimes.

There is no integrity left. Nations like these do not deserve to be looked up to. They don't deserve respect when their governments are so morally bankrupt. Democracy is in decay.

Terrorism never is and never will be okay. It must be stopped. In responding, nations mustn't ever lower themselves to the degree that we are seeing today. This isn't about stopping terrorism. And never was. Their actions cannot be justified.

The nations complicit with Israel's actions hide behind moral platitudes and laws that they've twisted to make them appear on the right side when the reality is that they now embody some of the worst evils of humanity.

Vile.

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Same thing recently happened in Hebron. The actions of the Israelis and their supporters have nothing to do with Hamas. It was an excuse to take 500,000+ soldiers in a short period of time and "pillage their hearts out." They even shot down farmers and shepherds living in the outskirts NAZI STYLE in order to starve the people of Gaza. Truly disgusting and inhumane.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I mean I have to object to your use of the term "defenders" to describe Israel but yeah that's about it.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

On second read, I object to my own use. Even updated as a result.

I have to object to your use of the term “defenders”

Might as well use the same sleight of hand that we use in the US: they're not "defending Israel", they're "defending Israeli interests".

[–] JoeyBob@lemmy.world -5 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

If you're looking for purity, you're going to fail every time.