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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Israel has lost all of my respect in the last year

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They should never have had your respect in the first place....

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When people recognize they were wrong about something, as smugly satisfying as it may be it's not actually helpful to tell them that they should have been correct sooner.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it's about being smug. It's about pointing out the important fact that none of this is new except the scale. Divide by 100-1000 and this is just daily life in Palestine.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So Israel’s been shutting down other newspapers before?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No; they just arrest activists and journalists (sometimes but not always have their lackies at the PA do it). Actually shuttering a newspaper is a first AFAIK.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that the line? Everything before was fine, but this is what caused them to lose your respect?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago

Just give it a break for fuck’s sake jesus christ

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

You respected Israelis a year ago? Please catch up.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And just like with Russia, my soul bleeds for the people who have nothing to do with this...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least in Russia the elections were fake

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The Kung-Fu is strong

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

And who would that be? The exactly 1 IDF soldier that refused to fight? Because all Israelis are IDF soldiers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

The children that are not yet IDF

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There was an article posted recently about tens of thousands of Israelis marching in Tel Aviv, demanding Bibi resign and an immediate ceasefire.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For the hostages. I mean it's not like I don't want the hostages to return but most of them are definitely not there for the genocide. See: How 88% of Israeli Jews support the war, and 94% think Israel is using too little or just enough fire power.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would love to see sources. I'm American so sources are limited either through our regular choices or my ignorance of outside sources, not to mention the credibility thereof. I'll take a look at any you care to provide.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So I slightly misremembered the 88% question; it's whether the answerer thinks the number of Gazans killed is justified by the war. General support for the war doesn't show up, but it is high (75% backed a Rafah operation back in March).

Anyway there: https://archive.md/PWZ1h

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you. Sad upvote.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

they want a new government. it's not about the genocide. they generally support the genocide.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well idk really, since the only "not USA approved" news I ever get is here, so I can't really make an informed argument either for or against what you're saying. I just don't know how credible any news source may be, regardless whether slant is immediately obvious or not.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There.

It's NYT (yeah not the best source hence the weird slant) reporting on a poll by Tel Aviv university.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Oh gees, I remember reading this now. My fault, thank you for bringing it back to memory. That's... not encouraging at all, is it?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Ask any Israeli you see and they'll probably tell you...