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In reply to the discussion: 'Hamas's hands are covered in Egypt's blood,' says Egyptian ex-MP [View all]yardwork
(65,419 posts)41. Framing this as brown vs white is incorrect.
Many Israelis are not "white skinned." Many people don't perceive Jewish people as "white."
I can't speak for others, but I think this racial framing is incorrect. The conflict in the middle east can't be simplified into a "white oppressors vs. indigenous victims" narrative. Many Israelis have always lived in Palestine, for thousands of years. There have been Jewish people in the Middle East for thousands of years. Judaism predates Islam, if you want to get technical. The ancestors of today's Muslims were either Jewish or pagan, as were the ancestors of today's Christians.
Don't shift the blame for the United States' history of genocide and slavery to Jews. We white Christian people did that.
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'Hamas's hands are covered in Egypt's blood,' says Egyptian ex-MP [View all]
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
OP
. "Umm Ahmad, who, like most people interviewed for this story, gave only her nickname for safety reasons"
Cha
Feb 2024
#22
Well, as witnessed here, an Israeli didn't even have to say shit for people to blame Israel.
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2024
#35
Al Jazeera also frames the conflict as "Israel's War on Gaza" when Israel is at war with HAMAS. N/T
lapucelle
Feb 2024
#26
Civilians (including women, babies, etc) should not be forced to 'pay a price'
radius777
Feb 2024
#32
When the terrorists are forcing people, including women, babies, etc., to pay the price,
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#33
The IDF is not intentionally targeting civilians. Hamas is intentionally hiding behind civilians.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#43
We are seeing the effect of pro-Hamas propaganda, which launched on October 7.
yardwork
Feb 2024
#44