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Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’
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Looks a lot like AI-assisted hasbara to me.
You forget to mention that Hamas has been funded and seen as an asset by Israel many times to create division among Palestinians and therefore ensuring less of a chance of creating a Palestinian state.
Despite all the details you provide about Hamas you make a short comment about the 'bad stuff' that Israel has done. And what Israel has done is much more egregious not only in terms of the number of innocent lives maimed, tortured and annihilated but through the manipulation of Palestinian leadership and brazen scorched earth policy so that Palestinians can never have their homes back. The Zionist regime and supporters (settlers and non-settlers) steal what is not theirs through sheer techno savagery and now, oh dear, they are tasting some of their own medicine.
The supremacist Zionist government treats Palestinians with the same contempt that Nazis treated Jews. The supremacist Nazis dispossessed Jews of their homes, used them for menial labour, herded them into crowded camps in which they were mistreated and killed. The supremacist Nazis, in fact, thought they were superior to anyone who wasn't Aryan and extended their invasion to neighbouring countries so they could take over & have more room to breed the 'master race'. Does this sound familiar?
Well, if you haven't noticed, I can assure you that the war in the ME and Western Asia is not over so Israel and allies will find that resistance will continue. Btw, why would Germans blow up busses and Poles shoot rockets today? They have their sovereign countries back. The Palestinians, Lebanese and others do not, so, they will continue to fight back invaders and thieves.
Really? As you have contacts in Israel how about you ask them? How about asking the Netanyahu govt nicely, you know, the one which has pledged that there will never be a Palestinian State and which has done all in it power to dismantle a two-state solution?
Tell me, could you coexist and prosper with a neighbour who had thrown you out of your own home, trashed it and treats you with evil cruelty? Don't you think that neighbour would have to give you your home back, pay you for the damage done and admit their actions were wrong before you could live side by side amicably?
I could write a longer spiel and give you some references but I haven't got the time. War is horror. Those who pay the worst price are the innocent children, women and men who just want to live their lives as you no doubt do. We are dripping with the bloody, visual proof of war crimes almost daily on our screens because of the sickness of our political and economic systems and the sense of entitlement of our so-called 'elites'. We too have to figure out how to coexist and prosper so we better work out different systems.
I have followed this topic since the 1990s and I’m capable of writing more than two sentences on this topic.
Yes, Israel exploited the division of Palestinians at times. The division itself and the failure to resolve it is fully the work of Palestinians.
You are either misinformed about what’s happening in Israel/Palestine or how the Nazis treated the Jews, likely both. It’s nowhere even similar. Nazi Germany took away citizenship of all Jews, removed them from public office, state jobs, universities. Jews had to wear a Star of David on their clothing. 20% of Israeli citizens are Arab Palestinians with full rights. Israeli Arabs work in all professions from university professors to judges at courts. This is very different from Nazi death camps.
The Nazi comparisons only serve the antisemitic goal of retroactively legitimizing the Holocaust. They are devoid of any factual basis.
Comparisons to Turkey or the USA would be more accurate, if you want to find parallels.
My own ancestors were forcibly displaced from Danzig and lost everything they owned. They themselves accepted at some point that it was lost forever. I don’t blow up buses in Poland in the hope of getting my ancestors‘ house back.
The same is true for many millions all over Europe and elsewhere (India-Pakistan split, Turkey/Greece, Ukraine/Poland) that were displaced in the 1940s. The vast majority accepted the loss and live peacefully with their neighbors today.
800,000 Jews were expelled from Arab and Muslim countries from the 1940s onwards. They also lost property.
Wars, refugees, displacement happen usually involving loss of property. Compensation is rare.
That said, I think some kind of compensation for Palestinians should be part of a peace deal.
How do you feel about the Jews living in Jerusalem, that were forced out by Jordan in 1948? They lost their houses as well. East Jerusalem used to be majority Jewish at the time. Jordan then moved other people into these houses. After Israel annexed Jerusalem, some of the original owners tried to win back their lost property through the courts. Some were successful and get paid rent by the new inhabitants. Others want to move into these houses themselves, but evicting the tenants isn’t always easy. That’s what’s happening in Sheik Jarrah in Jerusalem.
Not convincing. Read, if you like, this report which is just one of many we can find online on the situation of Israeli Arabs and which is not written by any Palestinian organisation which you might consider biased: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-know-about-arab-citizens-israel
Your link agrees with me.
Sure there is some discrimination against Israeli Arabs. It’s nothing like Nazi Germany though. It’s much more similar to minorities being discriminated and disadvantaged in the USA.
The situation for Palestinians with resident status in East Jerusalem is obviously different because they aren’t citizens. Palestinian residents of Jerusalem were able to apply for citizenship for decades. Many didn’t do it for various reasons. An important issue was not be seen as a traitor other Palestinians.
Similar issues exist with Arab Israelis. They don’t have to serve in the army, but can voluntarily. Not serving has disadvantages because they aren’t making social connections during their service. As your article also mentions, many of them don’t vote even though they have the right. That is changing though. Yoseph Haddad is a great example of an Arab Israeli who decided to serve in the army and became a successful journalist later on. He’s now working on integrating Israeli Arabs more into the political system.
You are selecting the bits that agree with you.
Keep reading: https://imeu.org/resources/resources/fact-sheet-palestinian-citizens-of-israel/229