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Originally Posted by DemRed
Israel say the same thing and yet, for some reason, its only racist if it comes from one side. I think it's racist from both sides.
What Israel appears to be doing now is ethnic cleansing. I've seen interviews with prominent Zionists about how they were looking forward to all this new real estate in what was once Palestine.
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I find it quite complicated because there's a "They would if they could" element here with Hamas. I do not, personally, believe that if aliens beamed down and gifted Hamas the technology and weaponry to take all of Israel with overwhelming force, that they wouldn't have done it immediately. There is a huge power imbalance between Israel and Palestine, clearly, and that's what results in such an imbalance in terms of the destruction caused, and also what makes it so distasteful I think (as I also don't believe Israel would have gone in as hard as they have if there was any realistic possibility of a meaningful counter-offensive).
As always my sympathies lie with the innocent bystanders whose lives and homes have been devastated, and my ire is directed at those who are seemingly completely careless with collateral damage (and those who would cheer them on gleefully).
The politics on all sides is ****ed. Isn't it always.