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Israel ‘accepts six-week ceasefire deal’ as Hamas response awaited, US officials say
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's impossible to avoid bias. I'm much more concerned with credibility from multiple independent sources to get to a comprehensive history of the conflict and a way to resolution.
It's impossible to avoid bias completely. It's very much possible to recognize your bias and train yourself to have emotional detachment from a given subject. Ask a Buddhist monk, or a seasoned intelligence analyst.
Philosophical ramble below, you can stop reading here if you're not in the mood.
Most people unfortunately never get to the stage of realizing they can detach themselves from emotional bias, so they read and believe whatever they have already read and believe and want to be true.
Side note: it's much easier when you're on the spectrum, or learned as a child to shut your emotions off (I'm not sure this can be learned in adulthood). It seems like many victims of childhood abuse take it in the other direction - emotional overreaction.
Over the last five months we've witnessed more than 30,600 Palestinians killed, more than 12,300 children and 6,300 women killed by Israel. With more than 70,000 injured. 99 Journalists killed too.
We've seen over 360,000 homes destroyed. Nearly 400 schools, 267 Places of Worship, over 130 water wells bombed and destroyed. 23 out of 35 Hospitals don't function anymore since they've gotten shelled. With the other 12 only partially functioning. Over 85% of everyone in Gaza has been displaced.
Millions are at extreme risk of starvation and disease brought by a deliberate famine and water crisis.
What are we talking about here?
Emotional detachment of things one has no personal involvement in, in order to see the situation as clearly as possible. If you are living in Gaza or have family or a good friend there then yes it's much harder and maybe nearly impossible. I can also understand the need for emotional attachment to feel purpose by campaigning against something, but again, attachment is the enemy of objectivity.
What do you mean, I listed objective facts about what has happened in Gaza in the last five months. I think awareness is important, there is a lot of misinformation. And I am involved, my taxes fund and defend this.
The US has been supplying Israel with these weapons, knowing exactly what they are being used for, and defending Israel on the international stage by vetoing UN ceasefire resolutions repeatedly.
I don't get what you're advocating for. Do you support or oppose ethnic cleansing?
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts
Full Monday Planned at UN with Focus on US Vetoes of Ceasefire, UNRWA 4th ceasefire veto
How the U.S. Can Rein In Israel
https://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html
I can't believe you linked some weird article to say "Why should I feel bad for them? I don't even know those people!"
I hope you're not seriously comparing Palestinians dying, or anyone for that matter, to an actual animal. Is being apathetic to animals also part of your argument?
I advocate for Palestinian emancipation because they are human and deserve basic human and civil rights, like everyone.