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Oct 27, 2017
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We'll be talking the same shit in twenty years when they have concentration camps, because Palestinians are brown and majority Muslim and Israel is the fucking teflon state, pretending to be a liberal democracy when they are clearly not.
 

TrojanBlade

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Oct 30, 2017
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You'd think a group of people that went through some horrible shit, who still want us to never forget it, can in less than a century forget that and start resembling and doing equally horrible things

They can forget their history but the rest of the world needs to keep reminding itself and at the same time allow them to do the same horrible things that happened to them... Logic!
 

DavidDesu

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Oct 29, 2017
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Glasgow, Scotland
You'd think a group of people that went through some horrible shit, who still want us to never forget it, can in less than a century forget that and start resembling and doing equally horrible things
The nation of Israel seems to have taken the defensive stance of "if you can't beat them..."

Seriously though the irony of the situation is depressing. We never learn our species. An eye for an eye is never a great starter, but an eye of someone who's not even to blame takes the piss.

Yep, fuck Israel, and even harder fuck those who defend them at all costs and try to deligitimise any and all criticism to the extent of wanting to make it illegal to do so. Fuck this world.
 

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Jan 7, 2018
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you guys are surprised by this ? since when the fuck did they show caring about who they killed and then people act surprised when terrorist organizations pop up in the region.
 

SegFault

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Oct 25, 2017
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"both sides need to come together to come to a solution for the israel palestine issue"

yea fuck that. when one side is shooting at children and unarmed protestors, there isn't much discussion to be fucking had.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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America gonna send a few billion in arms extra, so that they can wipe them out even quicker.

Disgusting, vile regime, that has the worlds super power in its pocket. Does what it wants, and nobody does anything. Bibi, his cabinet and the general staff are war-criminals.
 

Saganator

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Oct 26, 2017
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Who are the terrorists again? How can they still claim any moral high ground here? I hope any sniper that follows this order ends up with debilitating PTSD, at the very least.

I'm probably on some list now
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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Disgusting, and of course the U.S. will do nothing.
Indeed, and it's so frustrating that not only will the US do nothing, but that there's like, no option to really change that at all. Republicans refuse to criticize Israel at all, and it's the same thing with most Democrats as well and that the farthest most Democrats are willing to go is still typically just absolutely toothless finger-wagging at worst that Israel obviously doesn't care much about. Both of our major political parties are completely spineless when it comes to the issue of Israel and offer them so much as the slightest critique for all of their war crimes and violations of human rights of Palestinians and fine with appointing representatives to the UN that will just instantly veto anything and everyting, and just let it all continue unopposed. It's just so crushing knowing that things have to change, they absolutely have to because way too much has happened already, but they just absolutely refuse to because no one's actually willing to fight that fight and take a stance on this. The whole thing it's just so fucking frustrating and depressing to think about, and makes me feel so powerless, much more so than most other stuff in politics just due to the feeling of having so little options regarding change on this issue. Just ugh. :(
 

Disco

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Oct 25, 2017
11,451
Really sad how our governments have vilified BDS movement as being almost antisemitic.

Scumbags like those in the Israeli government deserve to be punished
 

steejee

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Oct 28, 2017
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I really have no words for how awful this is. Israel really is no better than most of the other mid-east countries.
 

Baji Boxer

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Oct 27, 2017
11,380
Wow, didn't think he'd just come out and say it. The Israeli military murders children because they may be a future threat. Pretty sure that's ethnic cleansing. Too bad most of our government and population won't care. Disgusting.
 
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zer0blivion

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Oct 27, 2017
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Wow, didn't think he'd just come out and say it. The Israeli military murders children because they may be a future threat. Pretty sure that's ethnic cleansing. Too bad most of our government and population won't care. Disgusting.
If you're a politician in Israel, you can't call it murder either.

You cannot occupy another people and consider yourself a just society — Haneen Zoabi, suspended Palestinian legislator
Israeli-Palestinian lawmaker Haneen Zoabi was suspended from the Knesset for a week by the ethics committee last week, after the committee reviewed a case where Zoabi suggested that Israeli Defense Forces soldiers murder Palestinians.

Zoabi had made her comments at a Knesset committee discussion last month, and it was actually lawmaker Oren Hazan who had complained about her – the same one who recently said he would put Ahed Tamimi "in hospital", the same one who recently called Gazan families visiting relatives in Israeli prison "dogs", "human scum" and "beasts".
 
Oct 25, 2017
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This has been going on for years , and to think some people actually believe the US gives a fuck about human rights
 

Baji Boxer

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Oct 27, 2017
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Any mainstream or neutral news organizations picking this up? Only seen RT, Sputnik News, and a conspiracy theory site running with it so far. I read the transcript, and it's pretty damning.
 

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Oct 26, 2017
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"Fogel's statements could be used as evidence of intent if Israeli leaders are ever tried for war crimes at the International Criminal Court."

That's a big IF.
 

Ortix

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Oct 27, 2017
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Obviously horrific if true, but that site isn't exactly neutral. It would be nice to have a more reliable source.
 

TarNaru33

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Oct 27, 2017
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This has been going on for years , and to think some people actually believe the US gives a fuck about human rights

The people who genuinely believe that are in the minority, however, just because U.S ignores other atrocities does not mean it should for all.

As for this topic, the only politician that I know of that has a chance of winning the presidency that would be even slightly critical of Israel is Bernie. We have no true options of changing this policy of Israel 2nd (2nd to U.S) any time soon.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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The people who genuinely believe that are in the minority, however, just because U.S ignores other atrocities does not mean it should for all.

No, just that makes people suspicious about what the true intentions are when they don't because we already know for a fact that they don't actually care about the human suffering
 

dyst

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Oct 27, 2017
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The only way to counter this sort of behavior is for a united front among all muslim nations. Similarly to the west, if they form an alliance and apply pressure, for example withholding oil exports completely, the world economy would quickly collapse and maybe then support for this sort of behavior would stop. This sort of alliance is very unlikely, so things will continue for the foreseeable future.
 

Mivey

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Oct 25, 2017
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What a shining beacon of light in the world. Truly a utopia for how any liberal democracy should act in the face of adversity.
 
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zer0blivion

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Oct 27, 2017
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Any mainstream or neutral news organizations picking this up? Only seen RT, Sputnik News, and a conspiracy theory site running with it so far. I read the transcript, and it's pretty damning.
I doubt mainstream outlets will report on this.

Edit: Maybe someone fluent in English and Hebrew can vouch for the accuracy of the translation.
 
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Stinkles

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Oct 25, 2017
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Fogel said:
Fogel adamantly defends the policy, stating: "At the tactical level, any person who gets close to the fence, anyone who could be a future threat to the border of the State of Israel and its residents, should bear a price for that violation."

This isn't tactical language, or military language or security language. It is a language of vengeance and terror and even blood debt. This person simply doesn't care what the world thinks.
 

Psittacus

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Oct 27, 2017
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If they're so worried about kids touching their precious fence that they're shooting them on sight why not have like, two fences.
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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At what point do other nations at the UN say fuck what the US says, we will take care of it ourselves?
 

C4lukin

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Oct 27, 2017
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Well if Electronic Intifada says it is true...

That is the source. They are quoting a "reserve" general with a Wikipedia page.

I would be interested to see if the person they quoted had a Wikipedia page more then a week before this story. I cannot read said page because it is in a foreign language.

Whatever the case, Israel certainly has not been the good guy in this conflict. Both sides are totally locked into a hateful stalemate.

Israel needs new less aggressive leadership, and to withdraw from Palestinian territory. But I think with these sort of situations you need to at least consider the source, or at the bare minimum read the article.

I would certainly respect an informed opinion over fuck Israel.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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Indeed, and it's so frustrating that not only will the US do nothing, but that there's like, no option to really change that at all. Republicans refuse to criticize Israel at all, and it's the same thing with most Democrats as well and that the farthest most Democrats are willing to go is still typically just absolutely toothless finger-wagging at worst that Israel obviously doesn't care much about. Both of our major political parties are completely spineless when it comes to the issue of Israel and offer them so much as the slightest critique for all of their war crimes and violations of human rights of Palestinians and fine with appointing representatives to the UN that will just instantly veto anything and everyting, and just let it all continue unopposed. It's just so crushing knowing that things have to change, they absolutely have to because way too much has happened already, but they just absolutely refuse to because no one's actually willing to fight that fight and take a stance on this. The whole thing it's just so fucking frustrating and depressing to think about, and makes me feel so powerless, much more so than most other stuff in politics just due to the feeling of having so little options regarding change on this issue. Just ugh. :(
The question is why? Is every US politician in Israel's pocket?

Are they bank-rolling every campaign? With the threat of funds going to someone else in the event of some form of criticism?

How can every politician think the same? Or do they fear the same thing will happen to them like Gen Dan Patraeous (spelling check). Calls Israel a "pariah state" then is forced to resign not long afterward because of some skeletons in his closet being exposed?

It's a strange situation in Washington