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As someone with direct experience with this, it's nice (and important) to see this reality get more recognition. Something unmentioned in the article is that th
by marginalcodex 10y ago
As someone with direct experience with this, it's nice (and important) to see this reality get more recognition. Something unmentioned in the article is that the military/intelligence relations are far stronger and better integrated than the tech relationships.
The article correctly points out that the Arab states involved (this doesn't seem to apply to the non-arab muslim states) will not normalize formal relationships, without movement on the Palestinian front. However, despite this, these dynamics have made Arab countries much more susceptible to pressuring the Palestinians, and not putting diplomatic pressure on Israel on the things they care about (ie Operation Protective Edge).
An important point to note is that as all of the Arab countries becoming friendly to Israel are non-democratic, and their citizens don't view Israel along the same lines as their governments.
- zionism_answers 10y ago>it's nice (and important) to see this reality get more recognition It's nice and important that the fascist occupation regime in Palestine is friends with the medieval dictatorship in Saudi Arabia? Not nice in the slightest.
- sctb 10y agoHacker News is not a battleground for ideological warfare, and we ban accounts that were created to behave as though it is. We also ban the main account if it continues, so please stop.
- wallace_f 10y agoMeanwhile similar comments criticizing Trump on ideological grounds are fine...
- metaphorm 10y agopeople are allowed to have political positions. what got banned there was a gimmick/troll account.
- wallace_f 10y agoCriticizing Trump = 'people are allowed to have political positions;' criticizing Israel = 'people should get banned for gimmick/troll accounts.' I don't have some opinion about Israel in which it is one of the worst countries in the world; they have clearly done good for their own people and for others, and have a vibrant economy and technology. However, just as our ability to criticize our own government, or governments in Europe or Asia, increases well-being for citizens of the world, so too should we be allowed to criticize Israel. Nobody is perfect and equating any criticism with thought crimes needs to stop.
- metaphorm 10y agothe account that was banned was literally hours old and existed for no other purpose than to make controversial, instigatory remarks.