No if you ask for the why enough it all boils down to selfhatred
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redballooon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
If you ask for the “Why” often enough, it always comes down to Antisemitism.
Israel wouldn’t exist if not for the unhinged antisemitism of German Nazis in the 1930/40s.
In the last 20 years, Israel found itself to need new settlements, with all the accompanying political changes and pressures. That’s because many Jews from all over the world migrated there. Why? - Antisemitism in their home countries makes those a less habitable place than an Israel that is continuously on the brink of a war.
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redballooon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
People can hate themselves damn well without becoming antisemites.
rob64@startrek.website 8 months ago
Unless they are themselves Jewish…
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u202307011927@feddit.de 8 months ago
Yes, but not the other way around
aidan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No, Israel doesn’t need much of the settlement land.
redballooon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Well then the only explanation is that the Jews are pure evil. /s
Bigmouse@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There’s another explanation: there is a religiously zealous segment of israeli society that is the main driver of many illegal settlements. Additionally the state of Israel sometimes wields its institutional force against palestinians, especially in east Jerusalem. Citing ‘demographic concerns’ as a reason for giving building permits to israelis and not to palestinians should probably not happen in a non ethno state.
redballooon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
All that is true, but in the greater picture of the Middle East ~conflict~ crisis it’s a mere drop in the water.