NoneOfUrBusiness

joined 1 year ago
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Not quite. This has been a thing since before the Holocaust, and holocaust victims are actually targets of discrimination in Israel.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Egypt is a strong supporter of the Palestinians

Funniest joke I've seen today.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So of course in the end it should come down to what you want to do and where you see yourself living a happier life, and not what people on the internet think you should do. However, purely from a "making the world a better place" perspective, I'd recommend not returning. I get the idea of trying to change society from within, but frankly I think Israel in its current state is beyond saving. The sense of invincibility, among other issues, is too much for simple activism to fix; the country as a whole needs the Nazi Germay treatment (the de-Nazification part, not the war part). At least by not being in Israel you make sure your tax money and children aren't used in genocide.

I repeat, do what you feel is best for you, but to directly answer your question your absence does more to weaken the Israeli Apartheid apparatus than your presence. Do vote though; definitely vote.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago

Will Hamas stop if Isreal does?

If Israel stops its apartheid and ethnic cleansing? Certainly.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 10 points 5 months ago

Amazing. Depressing, but amazing.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 5 points 5 months ago

Tbf their competition is Blackrock.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 23 points 5 months ago

Welcome to Israel, where they're really intent on proving nuance doesn't exist.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not would. Remember when the ICC tried to investigate US war crimes in Afghanistan?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

That funding is the leverage we have over Israel. Fully halting it eliminates that leverage, and then what?

If you're not willing to halt, or even reduce, it, it's not leverage anymore; you're just being a doormat.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago

And no mention of Israel. Classic.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 16 points 6 months ago

Stochastic terrorism folks.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 22 points 6 months ago

Fuck me the USA has turned into Russia,

Always has been. There's a reason all meaningful Israel-related UN resolutions are 50+ years old.

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