Israeli, leftist, Jewish, Tel Avivi. Actually not really political but, you know.
TL;DR of my opinions?
Stand with Israel
Protect the Palestinians
Stop Hamas.
Peace ☮️
Find a way to speak up IN CONTEXT and ANSWER obvious pitfalls.
Find a way to speak up IN CONTEXT and ANSWER obvious pitfalls.
Take the blow, despite high chance of future massacres? Maybe call for your country's army to help defend the border.
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Take the blow, despite high chance of future massacres? Maybe call for your country's army to help defend the border.
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So when you talk about displacement do mention what SHOULD happen.
So when you talk about displacement do mention what SHOULD happen.
What do you want to say, specifically?
You think the displacement is bad? Cool, me too. Hold a sign saying "find a solution other than displacement." BUT
What do you want to say, specifically?
You think the displacement is bad? Cool, me too. Hold a sign saying "find a solution other than displacement." BUT
So say just THAT. And think of your alternative.
Shout slogans about the retaliation. Keep in mind that if they insinuate that Israel has no right to defend itself, you're singling it out.
So say just THAT. And think of your alternative.
Shout slogans about the retaliation. Keep in mind that if they insinuate that Israel has no right to defend itself, you're singling it out.
So even if you only meant "peace and love", it's the wind at the back of those who wish harm.
In Hamas' case, it could convince them that it's safe to kill again.
So even if you only meant "peace and love", it's the wind at the back of those who wish harm.
In Hamas' case, it could convince them that it's safe to kill again.
1. Implying that the slaughtered are the problem. Thus, through context, deeming the slaughter as a good thing.
2. Implying that retaliation, even if for the removal of Hamas, or any other reason, is a bad thing.
3. Implying that anything the Hamas does is okay, incl. massacre.
1. Implying that the slaughtered are the problem. Thus, through context, deeming the slaughter as a good thing.
2. Implying that retaliation, even if for the removal of Hamas, or any other reason, is a bad thing.
3. Implying that anything the Hamas does is okay, incl. massacre.
But there were no protests before Hamas slaughtered Israelis and there are many after the slaughter.
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But there were no protests before Hamas slaughtered Israelis and there are many after the slaughter.
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That stray PIJ missile (I'm conflating them to simplify) that killed 500? Not caring enough to prevent that. It's Happened before.
That stray PIJ missile (I'm conflating them to simplify) that killed 500? Not caring enough to prevent that. It's Happened before.
Hamas hurts everyone. Hamas takes your donation money and leaves its people poor. Hamas kills Palestinians who oppose them. >
Hamas hurts everyone. Hamas takes your donation money and leaves its people poor. Hamas kills Palestinians who oppose them. >
(just to clarify, the tree is Hamas, not Palestinians as a whole! That'd go against my values)
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(just to clarify, the tree is Hamas, not Palestinians as a whole! That'd go against my values)
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Israelis? Then the message you're conveying is "murder the Jews with rocks, improvised bombs, knives, anything, as long as Jews die".
Is it to Palestinians? Then you're conveying "we support and urge you to do the above"
Israelis? Then the message you're conveying is "murder the Jews with rocks, improvised bombs, knives, anything, as long as Jews die".
Is it to Palestinians? Then you're conveying "we support and urge you to do the above"
So what is intifada? A surprise uprising? Technically, yes. Violent? Usually implied. And to people from the middle east, intifada usually means series of terrorist attacks.
So what is intifada? A surprise uprising? Technically, yes. Violent? Usually implied. And to people from the middle east, intifada usually means series of terrorist attacks.
The mid 2010s saw the Knives intifada, where a bunch of individual young terrorists, probably Hamas, went and stabbed numerous israelis to death.
The mid 2010s saw the Knives intifada, where a bunch of individual young terrorists, probably Hamas, went and stabbed numerous israelis to death.
The intifada people attacked randomly. One of their largest attacks was in an area considered leftist. Another, in a party, mostly killed newish immigrants.
The intifada people attacked randomly. One of their largest attacks was in an area considered leftist. Another, in a party, mostly killed newish immigrants.
When I first heard the word, at primary school age, it meant people stoning me to death. That was the 1st Palestinian intifada. My generation learned the words "intifada" and "molotov bottle" together.
When I first heard the word, at primary school age, it meant people stoning me to death. That was the 1st Palestinian intifada. My generation learned the words "intifada" and "molotov bottle" together.
How about if you cuss at people nobody will take you seriously and you'll single handedly turn an argument into mud slinging.
How about if you cuss at people nobody will take you seriously and you'll single handedly turn an argument into mud slinging.
They've been taken while one side unilaterally attacked *civilians* from the other.
What guarantees that they don't execute them all when they're not under threat and the IDF is far outside the Strip?
Total annihilation IS on their charter.
They've been taken while one side unilaterally attacked *civilians* from the other.
What guarantees that they don't execute them all when they're not under threat and the IDF is far outside the Strip?
Total annihilation IS on their charter.