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[–] 37 points 2 weeks ago* (77 children)

One side is far more powerful and commiting genocide, the other is poor and simply trying to survive. Currently it is not complex at all.

My initial position after those first attacks from Hamas were Isreal has the right to defend itself, but what has happened since then is so far beyond the scope of what is acceptable, it is horrible.

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  • [+] -34 points 2 weeks ago* (67 children)
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    I know from their standpoint the Jews were "chosen" for certain things that's recognised by almost all christian religions due to the suffering in egypt. The thing that should really alarm people about israel though is that they wouldn't let the gazans leave the area to seek asylum elsewhere and even international citizens in the strip got caught up in this as well. I agree that it's an extremely complex situation due to the history going back Millenia, not 80+ years.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I try not to invoke the religious angle. The subject is complicated enough without mixing theology into it. Others are free to do as they wish, but it seems like the waters are muddied enough by themselves with just people's flaming emotions, illogic, and ignorant opinions of non-religious things and events. There never was nor has been a Palestinian state, and the inhabitants of Palestine didn't exactly thrive under the Ottoman Turks, either. Looking through history, both recent and distant, I can't seem to find this golden age of independence and self sufficient self rule that the Palestinians imagine existed.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    While I agree with the theology standpoint, unfortunately that & history (regardless of recognition, if it was most western countries that occupied the space they would have declared it theirs a long time ago) has made it complicated in the minds of people that occupy both regions.

    The palestinians are treated as less-than and while there is a few people over there that could do with a firing squad personally I don't think the population should be responsible for the decisions of their leaders, Instead of just bombing endlessly on civilians israel could have instead allowed humanitarians in to not only allow people to seek asylum but to let the international civilians out.

    Either way while I agree that there isn't always an option for peace, we will never have peace as long as we keep causing the terrorism feedback loop that just creates more terrorists. It's like when you send a kid into prison, he just learns to become a better criminal.

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