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Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital sheltering thousands of war-displaced (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months 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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I will never fault someone for standing up for their people. In fact, one has to admire the fact that this person put their money (and reputation) where their mouth is. We strongly disagree on the matter, but antisemitism has nothing to do with it.

A question, for me, is where is the same pressure from other players? Where are the mega rich Arabs and Muslims pulling their funding because somebody didn't put out a pro-Palestine message. Step up!

[+] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

(although we should be careful not to be tricked into thinking all militants, including those giving orders, are religious extremists - reportedly Hamas' campaign on the 7th was ordered to take hostages and not kill civilians, and that the IDF basically implemented the Hannibal Doctrine against it's own civilians leading to significant friendly fire casualties [even as reported by an Israeli who was held hostage and later interviewed on Israeli news]; you can see how murky the waters get in a propaganda war).

Can you share some of the reporting behind this use of 'reportedly'. I have never seen this reported before though I am admittedly not reading everything.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Arabs think of palestians as white trash cousins you don't want at your wedding...

Also, US keeping them on a short lease with arms sales

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Arabs think of palestians as white trash cousins you don't want at your wedding...

I have no idea if this is true or not but it seems like a gross generalization.

Also, US keeping them on a short lease with arms sales

Irrelevant. I'm talking about individuals not governments.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago

Arab peoples and states behaviors speak for themselves.

Fact that most most of the aid for Gaza came from the west, should be indication enough about how other Arabs feel about this issue..

They are fine with palestiains suffering as along as Israel keep getting rockets.