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Social media, not western news agencies. The news is highly biased toward Israel even if the people generally aren’t falling for it.
Social media, not western news agencies. The news is highly biased toward Israel even if the people generally aren’t falling for it.
Please tell me you think it’s justified to hold a child in prison for years for throwing a rock at a tank. Oh, or maybe they illegally walked on the wrong side of the road in the west bank. I really want to hear this.
They act as a mediator for Israel to fund Hamas.
Not saying they’ve never given any of their own money to the governing body of a destitute open air prison, but that wouldn’t be unique to them.
The hostage deal was negotiated by Qatar, the Hamas leadership is living in luxury in Qatar
You’re spelling out how they’re acting like a neutral party here.
Qatar is seeking to gain more influence in the future of Gaza.
It’s a destitute open air prison. Come on now.
Is this really the right moment to blindly trust the Qatar state owned news source with its reporting about a Qatar negotiated deal related to a conflict that Qatar has a vested interest in?
I don’t blindly trust their reporting. It was one search result. Most of the details on Israeli actions and policy come straight from Israeli sources like B’Tselem.
Is it not true? You could tell me that with something backing it instead of complaining about a reputable source.
Recognized as a non-member observer state, and the countries actively oppressing them currently do not.
The same ones that hand-wring endlessly about a “two state solution”.
Why not? They’re a great source unless they’re reporting on something related to Qatar’s own government / interests.
Palestinians would love to be recognized as a state. Why aren’t they?
Many Palestinian prisoners aren’t charged with crimes and have “secret evidence” held against them. Given Israel’s track record of lying and colonialist activity, I’ll leave you to decide if they actually do have that evidence. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/5/2/more-than-600-palestinians-held-by-israel-without-charge-or-trial
On top of that, the vast majority of the actual crimes are incredibly minor like rock throwing, and it doesn’t matter if you’re a child. The conditions and treatment in Israel prisons for Palestinians is incredibly grim as well.
There’s a thin vaneer of an unjust legal framework, and the aims of Israel aren’t as explicit to hold them for trade, but they’re a whole lot closer to being hostages than most people care to admit.
Deplorable isn’t literally de-humanizing.
Sure, the threat might keep Israel in check instead of committing genocide
Alright, let’s even the playing field. Give Hamas guided munitions.
The implication being that the only people firing munitions is Hamas. Very cute.
Give Gaza an Iron Dome!
I’d be absolutely fine if Israel didn’t have Gaza under total blockade and THEN not giving aid. Sure.
But no, if Israel insists on total control (I think is counter productive, but whatever), they gain total responsibility.
You can’t just not feed your open air prison full of refugees (of your own making).
It’s a deliberate strategy to divide and conquer and create blowback (Oct 7th)
I’m not going to get fully bogged down in the semantics, but Israel still basically controls the Egypt border.
The US forced a vote, didn’t like the outcome, attempted to coup Hamas, and failed. Also, if Hamas is so bad (which they are in many respects), why does Israel fund them and explicitly has a policy of only interacting with them as being the legitimate government?
Easy, they want an unsympathetic enemy that does not want peace. They want to continue the project of taking the rest of Israel for the ethnostate.
You realize Israel is controlling the prison in reality, right?
Hamas doesn’t shoot Palestinians that go to far off the coast, Israel does.
Hamas didn’t erect a huge border wall around Gaza, Israel did.
Hamas doesn’t control the supply of food, water, and goods into Gaza. Israel does.
Who controls Gaza?
Sounds like you’re looking for a final solution to this Palestinian problem.
Go ahead, say it with your chest.
If they aren’t occupiers…
Why doesn’t Gaza have an airport? (it was destroyed in 2002 and not allowed to rebuild)
What happens when Gazan’s go too far off the coast? (they get shot)
What happens when they go past the border wall? (they get shot)
But sure, maybe you like the term “under seige” better? Is that more accurate for you?