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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 81 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So uh… Israel… I’m pretty sure “never forget” doesn’t mean “we should practice it so we don’t forget how to conduct an efficient genocide”

[–] voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nonono.... It's "never forget what happened to the Jews".

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

...and use that as a strategy guide to oppress others?

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 months ago

Literally selective sympathies huh. I just don't get why they can't make things better with people instead of burning literal food to try win.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 56 points 9 months ago (12 children)

And the USA funds the genocide

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 9 months ago

And acts as the good guys to boot.

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[–] dwalin@lemmy.world 43 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There were tunnels under that food

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Retired IDF General Israel Ziv told CNN he had seen the videos and was so disturbed by them that he reached out to IDF commanders in charge of the soldiers involved.

“I was (told) that the brigade commander will punish the ones who did that once they stop fighting,” he told CNN.

In its statement to CNN, the IDF said that “disciplinary measures will be taken regarding the soldiers involved.”

In other words, they're only interested in punishing the ones that get caught, and they'll only process it well after it's happened so they can just deliver a slap on the wrist.

[–] letsgocrazy@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In other words, they’re only interested in punishing the ones that get caught, and they’ll only process it well after it’s happened so they can just deliver a slap on the wrist.

By definition, you can only punish the ones that get caught.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

Actually the Israelis are very strong supporters of collective punishment, given their stance on Palestinians I would have thought they would execute the families of entire platoons.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I cannot help but think of nazi Germany when I read this. It's very similar

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

They gotta learn that somewhere...

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Has anyone else noticed how prolific rivermonster is in this thread? And how their comments are full of half-truths that always favor Israeli policy? Weird, isn't it?

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I can't figure out if they spread propaganda and disinformation professionally or if they just have a hard on for Jewish ethnostates or Muslim genocide.

Watching their mental gymnastics as they try to justify Israeli's actions in Palestine while decrying Hamas's similar behavior is always good for a laugh. Plus how they accuse anyone critical of Zionism to be a Nazi or anti-semite. They're kinda the worst type of person.

[–] stmcld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Spamming the comment section with pro israeli comments or even just muddying the waters. I've seen it with a few posters, including rivermonster. It distracts those reading from the real issue being discussed, usually israeli crimes against humanity.

[–] dwalin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Well, from his comment history he is single minded at best.

[–] orrk@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

generally, they also have problems with the concept of "before / after" or literally say they ignore anything that disagrees with their statement

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Someone posting a lot of comments in a thread doesn't necessarily mean much, beyond them engaging with the thread and replying to multiple comments as they scroll through. That isn't to deny their bias, just to point out that their presence and bias doesn't necessarily point to some kind of organised action.

Edit: ok I didn't have to (nor thing I would have to) scroll far down to see that they are clearly a troll. The whole "it's important to counter false narratives", while clearly delivering a biased narrative, pretty clearly shows they're not an honest actor.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

Fuck this shit.

[–] Sooperstition@lemmy.one 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The most moral army of the only democracy in the Middle East! If you disagree, you’re homophobic since some of these soldiers are gay

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 22 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Tragic how the abused has become the abuser.

[–] Skates@feddit.nl 28 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

This is not tragic. This is, has been, and will always be Israeli foreign policy. Ever since the state was created, they were supposed to be a "foothold of civilization in the region". They have constantly settled outside of borders and into Palestinian territory, and then defended their settlements with their superior firepower. They have constantly waged this type of unorthodox war. They supported Hamas as a tactical strike against the more moderate candidates in Palestine, because you can't paint moderates as the aggressor as easily - this worked wonders for their PR - they managed to clean their image, because they had an enemy that looked even worse.

Make no mistake friend - Israel has never been the abused, and throughout their short lifetime as a state they have only abused. They have been conducting an ethnic cleansing in the area. The only hope Palestinians have is that history books write the truth, but seeing as how Israel's money isn't running out and their reach is long, even this seems unlikely - just look at all the support they still have despite their foreign policy being literally genocide.

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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 18 points 9 months ago

Looks like they took “never forget” a bit too far

[–] wetnoodle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nazi subhuman trash (the IDF)

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[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

Fucking CNN blocks firefox? wtf

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

No issue for me, sounds like you've got some settings they don't like, rather than explicitly blocking Firefox.

However I've had worse websites that just simply don't work in Firefox at all. I mean, they do load, but there's no ability to scroll, thus you cannot see the bulk of the content. An example: https://idno.vattenfall.co.uk/

[–] omnomed@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Works fine for me even with adblocking & tracker bloacking.

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