Comment on Is Lebanon part of Israel’s promised territory?

• Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I understand the sentiment, but does that really justify killing innocent civilians at a music event?

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  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So what is an appropriate response?

    The IDF just murdered your family, razed your house, and torched your crops. You are now homeless and alone. What is your next course of action?

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    • jwiggler@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’m not a “Israel deserved Oct 7th” person because I think that lends itself to the idea that the victims of the atrocities committed on Oct 7 deserved it. I don’t think they did. I do think Israel as a nation brought it upon themselves in the sense that they have been oppressing the Palestinians for however many years, and if they hadn’t been, the event wouldn’t have happened.

      Norman Finkelstein put it in a pretty interesting way – atrocities were committed on Oct 7, but he would not condemn a violent outburst by people who were born in a concentration camp. He urged leniency and grace that would normally be afforded to people who born into such conditions and who proceeded to commit unspeakable acts.

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      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        This response sums up my feelings as well.

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      • CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The way I see it Israel deserved the hell out of Oct 7th for like 50 years of slow motion genocide. Israelis did not though. Institution vs the innocent civillians caught in the crossfire.

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      • Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Answer the question

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  • masquenox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Did anyone force anyone to attend a music event within sight of the world’s largest open-air prison?

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