• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    5 days ago

    I guess but it sucks for civilians caught in the crossfire. Can’t we just have a Khamenei/Bibi cage fight instead?

    And then we just don’t let the winner out of the cage.

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      The problem is, large parts of each country are supporting their government in what they’re doing.

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      The “settlers” aren’t civilians, they chose this fight and hopefully they get what they deserve.

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          The “settlers” have used force for political reasons so they’re terrorists.

          Terrorists aren’t civilians so they’re all valid targets.

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            So what you’re telling me is if you lived in Israel you’d be pro-genocide lol. You’re using the exact same logic as a transparent fig leaf for your anger and hatred, just like many Israelis do against Palestinians.

            You can’t make blanket statements about people based on where they live or what family they were born to. They’re all different individuals with different beliefs and backgrounds. Not all Israelis support the violence, not all of them are settlers, many were born there. Some even lived there for generations. This is nonsense.

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              I never mentioned all Israelis. I said the settlers are terrorists, which they are per the definition.

              Also what anger and hatred? I’m simply calling it as I see it.

              The settlers use violence to destroy Palestinian communities, bulldoze them and then build their homes on stolen land in pursuit of a political agenda.

              They’re terrorists and strikes on terrorists should be recognised as such.

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                Contextually I thought you were just calling all Israelis settlers. All Israelis (and all Iranians) will be threatened by a war between their countries. But OK, if that’s not what you meant then what I said doesn’t apply. Just a weird thing to focus on since it’s unlikely Iran would specifically target settlers.

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      IMO a major reason that Israel is levelling Gaza is that it’s a one-sided conflict where Israelis are not getting killed. There are apparently 53 Israeli hostages right now, but more than 20,000 Gazans have been killed. There is some pressure to end the conflict, but not enough. If it were a war where Israelis were being killed too, it would end a lot quicker.

      I know the Iran / Israel conflict is a different one, but if enough Israelis stop supporting Netanyahu, both conflicts might end. Israeli civilians dying might be the only thing that will stop Netanyahu.