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I didn't want to direct this question to Americans specifically because, at this point, other countries have shown support to Israel in one or the other way. If my country was financing this, I would be taking the streets. Shit, I'm right now in the hospital but all I can think about is protesting anyway just to feel I did something to stop this madness.

Are you doing something about this? Are you feeling unsettled? How do you feel about all this mess?

EDIT: So, buying Chinese stuff takes the USS Gerald Ford to Gaza’s coast. Also, TIL that that chocolate my cousin gave me when she was 20 and I was 5, (delicious stuff!) made me a slavist-ish. The fact remains, this genocide is being paid and supported by taxpayers money; of course, I was hoping that most of us didn’t pay taxes wishing for this. Thank you all for your responses, some of them were hard to swallow.

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[–] demystify@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The only thing I'm dissatisfied with is their free hand with bombing civilians along with military targets. I can understand that Israel is angry, and rightfully so, but they fancy themselves a western country, being better than terrorist Hamas. They can't let their anger take control. Bombing civilians undermines their legitimatecy, I think they should try and be as surgical as possible, like they did in previous rounds of fighting. Other than that, I fully support their desire to root out Hamas. Though conquering Gaza only has any merit to it if they decide to stay and govern it themselves, otherwise Hamas would just rise up again.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they should try and be as surgical as possible

How about this, remove the blockade on Gaza, give everyone there citizenship and become a secular state.

like they did in previous rounds of fighting

When has Israel not leveled civilian buildings? Have you not seen charts comparing Israeli casualties to Palestinian ones?

I can understand that Israel is angry, and rightfully so

I think Palestinians should be the ones who should be angry for the way Israel has treated them since inception.

[–] demystify@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have so much to say over this comment. I'll try to be concise.

remove the blockade on Gaza, give everyone there citizenship and become a secular state

  • Israel doesn't trust Hamas. The blockade, which, mind you, is also enforced by Egypt, is meant to limit the group's ability to procure weapons. Water, food, fuel and other necessities are usually provided by both Israel and international help.
  • Neither Gazans want Israeli citizenship, nor Israel wants Gazans to be its citizens.
  • Religious and secular political forces quarrel in Israel daily. It can't just "become" secular. A big portion of Israelis don't want it to.

When has Israel not leveled civilian buildings? Have you not seen charts comparing Israeli casualties to Palestinian ones?

  • If not for Iron Dome, Israeli casualties would be way higher.
  • Any civilian casualties are to be condemned. Yet, you must remember that Hamas likes to base itself under hospitals, schools, mosques. Not only that, but Gaza is also very densly populated. They're some 2.5 million people over 365km squared. It's very difficult to carry out any strikes without damaging hundreds of people. Yet, in the 2021 conflict, only 260 Gazans died as a result of strikes, despite hundreds if not thousands of shellings. Israel claims that at least 200 of those were militians. If that is not surgical, I don't know what is.

I think Palestinians should be the ones who should be angry for the way Israel has treated them since inception.

Read a little about the history of the conflict, as well as about peace talks and different offers that Israel made.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Israel doesn’t trust Hamas.

Then maybe Israel shouldn't have funded them.

The blockade, which, mind you, is also enforced by Egypt

The US-backed dictatorship in Egypt is doing the US's bidding? You don't say...

Any civilian casualties are to be condemned.

Israel hasn't made much distinction between combatants and non-combatants since 1949 - can't blame Hamas for playing by Israel's rules.

Yet, you must remember that Hamas likes to base itself under hospitals, schools, mosques.

Right, because there are vast tracts of unused real estate in one of the most densely populated areas on the planet, eh?

If that is not surgical, I don’t know what is.

There is no such thng as a "surgical" artillery shell, Clyde. And as for the claim itself... the IDF is no more trustworthy than the Apartheid security forces were.

Fuck Israel.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If not for Iron Dome, Israeli casualties would be way higher.

Ok, why not give Palestinian their own iron dome?

Any civilian casualties are to be condemned. Yet, you must remember that Hamas likes to base itself under hospitals, schools, mosques. Not only that, but Gaza is also very densly populated. They're some 2.5 million people over 365km squared. It's very difficult to carry out any strikes without damaging hundreds of people. Yet, in the 2021 conflict, only 260 Gazans died as a result of strikes, despite hundreds if not thousands of shellings. Israel claims that at least 200 of those were militians. If that is not surgical, I don't know what is.

Kill yourself

Religious and secular political forces quarrel in Israel daily. It can't just "become" secular. A big portion of Israelis don't want it to.

And? Why is that a reason for Palestinians to be treated like second class 'citizens'.

Water, food, fuel and other necessities are usually provided by both Israel and international help.

Why does Gaza have a huge electricity deficit? Why is their water polluted? Why does Israel deliberately limit food to keep Gazans on a 'diet'.

Read a little about the history of the conflict, as well as about peace talks and different offers that Israel made.

You are a zionist pig and you should fucking kill yourself.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Not only that, but Gaza is also very densly populated. They're some 2.5 million people over 365km squared.

So weird that Palestinians would choose to live like this without the influence of any other party. They even built a huge wall around themselves to keep other people out.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

See I’m against that. I think that individuals and groups have a right to be armed. Putting a blockade around a people to prevent them from getting weapons is a violation of those people’s rights.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you satisfied about they having a nuclear arsenal after this? It's not a rhetorical question, I'm actually interested in your thoughts about this.

[–] demystify@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know, what does it matter? They don't even acknowledge it, nevermind about using it. The only instance in which they might use their nukes is the Samson Option, which looks like something any country would do.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It matters because it changes all logics in a war. In this case, I think it matters because you described them as angry, bombing civilians along with military targets. If they don't differentiate one of the other, the only thing stopping them from nuking the Gaza stripe is probably the inconvenience of being too close.

[–] demystify@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I see. No, they're not that stupid. Even if nuking Gaza didn't affect them because of proximity, they wouldn't. They rely on American help too much, and struggle as they do with international forces. Nuking Gaza would leave them ostricized and heavily sanctioned, if not invaded.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago

the only thing stopping them from nuking the Gaza stripe

The politics understander has logged on

[–] GoebbelsDeezNuts@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wat?

Why even post?

Are you going to edit later?

[–] demystify@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is Pig Poop Balls, which shows that this person disagrees with my opinion, to put it mildly.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, thank you!

I would rather not have known, hahaha

I did not know people replied with that, thought it was a bot/troll.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I must have blocked whoever posted that.

Yay!

[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

but they fancy themselves a western country

They are. This is what the west is.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looking at the geopolitics and many sides of the conflict, wouldn't other better and bigger groups join in if it comes close to the annihilation of Hamas?

Looking at Hezbollah and Iran, joining in as a minimum.

This would start making the war closer to WWIII.

Anyone with more information or confidence want to correct or add detail?

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

This attack will energize the populations of a lot of middle-eastern regimes that have been playing footsie with Israel over the last few decades - so yeah... both in the long and short term things are looking shaky for Israel. Would it lead to WW3? Unlikely... even if Israel's geopolitical reach and importance is curbed by this, the US already has another thug regime in the area that can do it's dirty work for it - Saudi Arabia.