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Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Greyfoxsolid@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I genuinely do not know who the bad guys are. S lot of my leftist friends are against Israel, but from what I know Israel was attacked and is responding and trying to get their hostages back.

Enlighten me. Am I wrong? Why am I wrong?

And dumb it down for me, because apparently I'm an idiot.

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[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Another correction: The attack that killed 1200 Israelis, 33% of which were legitimate military targets and 66% of which were civilians.

I never said they were civilians.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes but that's the implication when you say "the terririst attack that killed 1200 young Israelis".

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wasn't implying that.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean okay but that's how it reads like, especially because that myth is still alive and well.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

They were young people who were gathered for a music concert.

Israel has compulsory military service for young people, so many of them were enlisted in the military. That doesn't change the fact that they were young.