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Israel/Palestine

Bok_Tukalo

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3. Many is not nearly enough

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 02:17 PM

Apr 26

Israel is ostensibly a democracy so any actions by that state are a reflection of the political will of its voting population.

If Israel is seizing land, persecuting Palestinians, and engaging in the ethnic cleansing, in part or as a whole, of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, it is because Israelis want that to happen.

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Israeli land grabs spike in West Bank during Gaza war [View all] Eugene Apr 26 OP

Netanyahu will just continue stealing Palestinian lands and murdering them until no one is left. Lonestarblue Apr 26 #1

There are plenty of protests within Israel, they just don't grab US media or TikTok attention elias7 Apr 26 #2

We should absolutely recognize the fact that not all Israelis agree with land thefts in the occupied territories...... TheRealNorth Apr 26 #4

Many is not nearly enough Bok_Tukalo Apr 26 #3

Remember most Israelis have no problem with most of these policies. Big Blue Marble Apr 26 #5

Reasonable conclusion. David__77 Apr 27 #6

What It's Like to Grow Up in an Israeli Settlement - NY Times PufPuf23 Apr 28 #7