• sqgl ( sqgl@beehaw.org ) OP
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    Do you not think Israel could have killed pretty much everyone in Gaza if they were interested in ethnic cleansing?

    Meanwhile Hamas really did do their best to ethically cleanse, and have said they would do it again given a chance.

    The reality is still pretty bad: at least 10,000 civilians killed and it seems Bibi wants to push all Gazans out of Gaza altogether in their mission to root out Hamas.

    • t3rmit3 ( t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) 
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      3 years ago

      In case you don’t know the definition of ethnic cleansing, forced removals are ethnic cleansing, so even by your own comment they’re engaged in it.

      Hamas is a terrorist organization, and Israel reaped what they sowed by supporting Hamas for a decade in order to delegitimize the Palestinian National Authority.

      Palestinians are not Hamas, and Israel is exploiting people conflating them to deflect blame for their genocide and ethnic cleansing.

      • sqgl ( sqgl@beehaw.org ) OP
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        Am aware of Bibi supporting Hamas. It was a cynical ploy by him.

        Bibi required five (re)elections to resume power. There were huge protests for ten days when he wanted to control the judiciary.

        Palestinians are not Hamas

        Istaelis are not Likud

        • t3rmit3 ( t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) 
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          Israelis are not Likud

          That’s why I try to be very deliberate in differentiating between “Israel”, which is a country and government, and “Israelis”, which are the people who live there.

          As an American, I’m extremely mindful of this distinction:

          Being anti-American is bigotry based on national origin.

          Being anti-America is a moral and justified position against an Imperial, settler-colonialist state that kills millions around the globe.