• FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
    69·
    8 months ago

    Yeah, but siding with Israel here is the logical equivalent of siding with Andrew Jackson and supporting the Indian Removal Act as he committed genocide against the native people.

    The power imbalance and how Israel has used it is what makes it imperative that Israel be held accountable by the international community.

    • knokelmaat@beehaw.org
      40·
      8 months ago

      I’m glad you bring up the power imbalance. The “both sides have been doing horrible stuff” only works if both sides have equal footing, which they clearly do not. This does not negate the crimes commited by Hamas, but extremism doesn’t come from nowhere and Israël has a responsibility in that.

      • library_napper@monyet.cc
        11·
        8 months ago

        Also disproportionate use of force is a war crime. We see Israel doing this in every war with Palestine since the Nakba.