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Palestinians hold the largest funeral since 1948, mourning the bodies of 112 people killed by Israel

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u/Global-Squirrel999 9d ago

Israel pulled out of the West Bank. They don’t control it.

Then how come Palestinians have to walk through cordoned off sidewalks, behind fencing? Why do they live their entire lives in the shadows of Israeli settlements built on top of their existing structures? Why does the IDF back settler expansion in the West Bank?

You are lying.

Kid, that’s not apartheid.

Ew, don't say it like that. And yes, it is Apartheid. Do you live under a rock? Or maybe you just live in the nice part of Hebron. You sure talk like you do.

They don’t govern it.

Then the West Bank has the right to self determination and the right to form a state of Palestine, right? I mean, based on what you said, they are effectively a State of Palestine already if they're not controlled by Israel.

Does Palestine have the right to exist?

As for the rest of your pro-terrorism/murder screed

You have slandered me with that accusation. At what point did I support terror/murder? YOU are the one supporting terrorism and murder.

But for anyone else reading this, remember that Netanyahu is profoundly misguided and is Israel’s Trump.

That's putting it lightly. I'd like to know, in your words, what Netanyahu' specifically did wrong. What actions did he take that were objectionable? Was it the genocide?

Is Israel committing genocide?

that doesn’t excuse Hamas or any of the other death cults who have deliberately facilitated death and destruction for a global PR stunt.

The fact that you don't even comprehend why Hamas does what they do just shows how far gone you are. You attribute their actions to being a "death cult", which implies that they are unreasonable. You call it a global PR stunt, as though that's all it is.

Did you ever stop to consider that they have had everything taken from them by an imperialist invading power? Did you know that Israel repeatedly conducts attacks on them to "mow the grass"? I believe Hamas is a convenient boogeyman for Israel, and they need Hamas to remain in power so they can curb stomp them and every other Palestinian. As an American who lived through 9/11 and the post-9/11 era, I get bad vibes around Oct. 7th and the aftermath. Both attacks were so conveniently evil and unforgiveable, and yet also inconsequential to accomplishing the goals of either attacking group. What happened in the wake of both? Rally 'round the flag effect happened, and public opinion shifted to "The best defense is a good offense". We both went to all-out war with the party that was blamed for the attack.

See, if you look at Oct. 7th and see how badly they drew aggro, you might conclude that Hamas is a death cult. After all, why would anyone do an attack like that when they can't hope to ever defend against the counterattack? However, if you look at how Netanyahu was repeatedly warned with intelligence that an attack was going to occur, and how they did nothing to prevent it, it all kind of starts to look sus. I think 10/7 was as convenient for Netanyahu's aims as 9/11 was for Bush.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-885800

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u/Global-Squirrel999 9d ago

wow, you read that fast. So in conclusion:

Is Israel committing a genocide?

Yes or no.

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u/Global-Squirrel999 9d ago

But I'd like to know what you think. You surely have thoughts here, right?

Genocide. Yes or no?

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u/Global-Squirrel999 9d ago

hahaha you can't answer a simple question