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  • Terminus@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldFax no printer
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    2 months ago

    I never said that only Israeli propaganda is allowed, not sure why you are bringing that up. I don’t speak for CBS either.

    Let’s at least try to agree on the facts as follows:

    • Israel has murdered Palestinian people and committed all sorts of atrocities (kidnapping, rape, etc.)
    • Hamas has murdered Israeli people and committed all sorts of atrocities (kidnapping, rape, etc.)
    • Israel has committed more atrocities than Hamas. It’s genocide, no doubt about it. Absolutely fucked up.
    • Hamas is a terrorist organization that doesn’t speak for all Palestinians, and Palestinians don’t deserve to be murdered and displaced from their homes because of Hamas’ actions.

    I think it’s important and meaningful to remember that these facts don’t cancel each other out. I think it shouldn’t be a nuanced take to denounce both these groups. Obviously the Israeli government needs to answer for the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. That doesn’t mean that we should blindly champion Hamas, which is what Hasan does regularly.

    That is all I am saying. Hope you are well and hope you agree, take care.











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    1 year ago

    Nope. Zionism only truly started to gain traction at the end of the 19th century and Israel only really began to take shape after the Balfour Declaration in 1917. Prior to this, Palestine was the territory of the Ottoman Empire, and before that it was (for the most part) the territory of various Islamic Caliphates.

    The modern conflict we see today can be traced back to the Palestine War (1947-1949) and its aftermath. So yeah, 50+ years is pretty accurate. Saying it’s been going on for thousands of years is a common misconception. Some people try to perpetuate that misconception in bad faith to conceal the fact that this whole thing started because colonial powers stuck their business into a situation where it didn’t belong.