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Agreed. And as if "only" murdering 1400 in their attack is somehow ok if systematic rape (and then execution) didn't happen. How widespread it was is hard to currently ascertain but it seems certain some occurred.I say this with respect, but do be very careful of falling down the rabbit hole here.
Somehow I have been here for nearly 17 years, but I have seen a few posters embrace conspiracy theorising to their detriment.
Hamas are awful, shown by their treatment of other Palestinians who opposed them following the 2005 elections.
It is perfectly possible to accept that and acknowledge the historical role of Netanyahu and others in the government in emboldening the group to make a two state settlement impossible, and it is also possible to acknowledge that oppressing millions of people can lead to a number of them wanting to fight back.
What I would say is this - assume everything Hamas has been accused of is true. That to me would still not in any way justify the collective punishment of Palestinians, the acts of settlers endorsed by the Israeli government in the West Bank, the endless occupation, let alone what has happened in Gaza in the last month. That's the key point for me.
It doesn't matter what Hamas did. I'm much more concerned with testing the veracity of claims like Hamas controlling hospitals so making them a "legitimate target".
I would honestly put a restriction on people going down that path. The last thing we need is conspiracy theorists.Agreed. And as if "only" murdering 1400 in their attack is somehow ok if systematic rape (and then execution) didn't happen. How widespread it was is hard to currently ascertain but it seems certain some occurred.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...-evidence-of-sexual-violence-in-hamas-attacks
Multiple people here and elsewhere have said that the death of thousands of men, women, and children due to bombing Gaza is a preferable alternative to risking Israeli soldiers' lives.I feel confident in stating that Israel has surpassed the evil and cruelty shown by Hamas on October 7th by orders of magnitude.
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100%. They have become the evil they fought against. An example of hurt people transferring that hurt on to other people. There must be some studies somewhere or hopefully in the future that looks at the psychological aspect of the Israel cruelty towards the Palestinians and whether there is/was either an element of enacting the revenge that they couldn't enact in WW2 or whether like you see sometimes with abuse survivors, re-enacting that abuse on to others. Not saying all Israelis but the ones that are pro violence. Its also why a lot of people can see that the cycle of violence may never end as the hurt people now i.e. the Palestinians may be likely to do/ have already done the same to the IsraelisI feel confident in stating that Israel has surpassed the evil and cruelty shown by Hamas on October 7th by orders of magnitude.
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Making the case that Palestinian children are evil and deserve to get bombed to death.Tweet
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I think... After all they've been through.. it's simply a "never again, better them than us" mentality.100%. They have become the evil they fought against. An example of hurt people transferring that hurt on to other people. There must be some studies somewhere or hopefully in the future that looks at the psychological aspect of the Israel cruelty towards the Palestinians and whether there is/was either an element of enacting the revenge that they couldn't enact in WW2 or whether like you see sometimes with abuse survivors, re-enacting that abuse on to others. Not saying all Israelis but the ones that are pro violence. Its also why a lot of people can see that the cycle of violence may never end as the hurt people now i.e. the Palestinians may be likely to do/ have already done the same to the Israelis
I'm also intrigued how this conforms with Judaism which I admittedly know little about.
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Have either of you actually watched the video? He says it was found on a Hamas fighter. Doesn't necessarily make it true, but this looks like yet another tweet that's deliberately misleading.Making the case that Palestinian children are evil and deserve to get bombed to death.
No he's reverted to his bullshit, pretending the Palestinian issue is adjacent to what's going on in Israel.As usual, Thomas Friedman making lots of sensible points: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/opinion/israel-hamas-war.html
Worth a read if you have time.
Works really well as a pair with the previous one, with the Gazan scholar. Both are useful in getting a clear, articulate expression of the mindset each 'side' is approaching this from.Execellent epizode of Ezra Klein show.
https://the-ezra-klein-show.simplecast.com/episodes/yossi-klein-halevi
Did you see the notes in the book which apparently were talking about their mothers retirement. It's clearly bullshit.Have either of you actually watched the video? He says it was found on a Hamas fighter. Doesn't necessarily make it true, but this looks like yet another tweet that's deliberately misleading.
You mean this?Did you see the notes in the book which apparently were talking about their mothers retirement. It's clearly bullshit.
So I'm seeing three tweets. One is sharing the same video, with the same misleading (at best) claim by the caf's favourite informational rapper. One is a high res picture without translation, one is some random dude patting himself on the back for predicting the obvious.
Making the case that Palestinian children are evil and deserve to get bombed to death.
The Israelis are in fake news overdrive currently. They’re probably the worst nation at it (or jointly with Russia).
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I'd get that mentality if they were not doing what they are doing in the West Bank. That has nothing to do with reslience or hardheadness, its just cruelty on a people who cannot fight back.I think... After all they've been through.. it's simply a "never again, better them than us" mentality.
Compassion is easy to preach when we're not on the receiving end.
A nation's tragedy often bring resilient and hardheadedness
feck me in the ass. That's despicable.
It was doomed from the beginning imo. An attempt by leaders to flog the facade that they care to their domestic publics, all the while working to advance their own respective regional aims. All the summit was lacking was Leslie Nielsen parachuting in.feck me in the ass. That's despicable.
feck me in the ass. That's despicable.
This is where they started though back in 2002:It was doomed from the beginning imo. An attempt by leaders to flog the facade that they care to their domestic publics, all the while working to advance their own respective regional aims. All the summit was lacking was Leslie Nielsen parachuting in.
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Add to this, the four countries cited as rejecting today's prospoal are all either bordered on Israel or in some way partnering with them to normalize relations. They are almost certainly playing the long game as Hamas is not a hill they are prepared to die on in exchange for giving up their own regional interests for their own nations.
“He’s not a humble person. He has an enormous ego and sees himself as if on some sort of mission in this world,” said the non-Israeli with long experience with Sinwar. “He’s a sociopath. I don’t mean this as an insult.” “He would think nothing of sacrificing tens of thousands of lives, and more, to achieve his goals."
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I saw a few tweets on similar lines.Obviously no way to verify this, so TWAPOS, but this Gazan claims one of the Israeli soldiers who addressed him was wearing US military attire:
They don't like Israel or their treatment of Arabs/Palestinians, and they need to be publicly supportive (verbally at least) but they aren't going to empower extremist/terrorist Muslim groups either, as they pose a huge problem for them domestically. Partly why they (and others) ae happy for the "Palestinian problem" remaining as Israel's problem.feck me in the ass. That's despicable.
Israel's reaction is exactly what the Hamas leadership wanted. It isn't like they will be surprised or care about the civilian causalities on their side.
Some of the US representatives' comments are weird as feck.Tweet
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