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So far Israel hasn't featured high on Isis' agenda, and there have been no significant isis attacks on Israeli targets. This is despite the fact that they almos
by IvanDenisovich 11y ago
So far Israel hasn't featured high on Isis' agenda, and there have been no significant isis attacks on Israeli targets. This is despite the fact that they almost share a border.
Neither are Palestinians' rights a top priority for isis. What's left of the the residents of Yarmouk refugee camp will testify to that.
In short, Isis is not about israel vs palestine, it's about a deeper social/religious clash of ideas.
So maybe before you try to ratonalize isis, you actually read up on their core beliefs. You might find out that this is one murderous organization whose actions you can't blame on israel.
- threeseed 11y agoExactly right. The plight of the Palestinians is a significant recruiting tool but that's all it is. ISIS has no plans to liberate them. The purpose of ISIS is exactly what they say it is. To establish their own state governed by hard-right Islamic ideals. And the reason they have so much support is largely driven from the perceived persecution of Muslims worldwide e.g. xenophobia in Western countries, drone strikes on innocent civilians etc.
- jacquesm 11y agoI'm not too worried about ISIS running up against Israel, but I'm very worried about the connection between ISIS and Pakistan.
- mercurial 11y agoIs ISIS really linked to Pakistan? I understand there are strong suspicions of connections between Turkey and ISIS (at least pre-bombings). But I hadn't heard of a link with Pakistan until now. I thought Pakistani intelligence was happy coddling the "right" talibans and their home-grown anti-Indian terrorist groups. Do you have any evidence this connection?
- jacquesm 11y agohttp://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/05/25/national/nato-says-isis-in-pakistan/ http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/05/25/national/nato-say... And a ton of other news articles on the same subject. Pakistan is super dangerous because it is not all that hard to imagine a number of groups within Pakistan switching allegiance. It is also super dangerous because it is a nuclear power and has a long history of factions inside it trying to pull Pakistan into a much more radical direction.