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VeloRama@feddit.org 1 week agothe russian administration had a huge influence in syria when assad was still in power. with russian military at it’s doorstep and allowing israel to strike hezbollah without repercussions, there was of course an incentive to be on good terms with russia.
israel is a working democracy that acts as a safe space for jews. before the genocide committed by hamas on 7th oct 2023, there were widespread protests against the right-wing government. it is not an “extremist jewish” state. as in similar cases (9/11 attack on twin towers), civil society closed ranks after the attacks, which severely weakened the protests.
mrdown@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Name a single genocide expert or reputable saying there was a genocide during 7 of october, i can name many saying there is a genocide in Gaza. It is logically imposible for a genocide to happen during 7 of ocober since hamas stated goal was attacking some military target and get some israeli hostages to liberate some palestinian hostages.
Also israel has been comiting all the crimes hamas did during 7 of october decades before hamas even existed
Russia good relation with israel goes beyong the war in syria too and democratic country can still commit crimes and genocide so it is completely irelevant for israel to be a democracy. When the police attack anti netenyahu protest it doesn’t look like a functioning democracy to me
VeloRama@feddit.org 1 week ago
en.wikipedia.org/…/Allegations_of_genocide_in_the…
you do not sound like having a lot of knowledge about hamas and its islamist allies stated goals. about two thirds of victims in the attack on 7th october were civilians. striking military targets was evidently not the intent.
crimes do not “cancel each other out” as you suggest. they feed on each other in a spiral of violence.
contrary to your believe that israel is an “extremist state” i presented you evidence that it has a healthy democratic counter culture.
show me a parliamentarian democracy where leftist demonstrations are not targeted by police brutality and i show you a state that does not exist.
mrdown@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Jurists and academics are not expert of genocide . Again name me a single reputable genocide expert and reputable human orgs say that 7 of October was a genocide. A genocide need to target a whole population to be a genocide which is not the case of 7 of October.
Killing babies and maintaining 57 years of occupation is not extremism? Building colonies , expulsing west bankers, arming the settlers to attack women harvesting olive is not extremism?
If it was about fighting islamists Israel would not attack Christian Palestinians and would attack ISIS
The usa is a democracy . Are you also denying that they comited war crimes in Iraq?
VeloRama@feddit.org 1 week ago
it’s clear now you’re not interested in a discussion. you see what you want to see and what fits the myth you want so desperately to believe. i see no point in talking to you further.