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Every country in Europe aside from Russia has a population smaller than 100 million. Israel is larger than Austria by population. Also, Israel is an ethnostate
by sebmellen 5y ago
Every country in Europe aside from Russia has a population smaller than 100 million. Israel is larger than Austria by population.
Also, Israel is an ethnostate (of sorts) which has perennially been in some kind of armed conflict since its inception.
If Austria had wars and territorial disputes with all its neighbors, and received tens of billions of dollars from the US in military aid, and was nuclear-capable, and had a Prime Minister who wielded strong influence over US politics through an organization like the “American Austrian Public Affairs Committee”, we’d probably hear a lot more about it.
- joelbluminator 5y agoI kinda doubt it honestly. I'm not even positive a regime change in China / Russia would have made it to #1 on HN and they both have much more influence on the U.S (and the world's future) than Israel. And even if China's leader being replaced would have made it to #1, the fact we are actually making this comparison (that Israel is as important globally as China) is surreal to me.
- sebmellen 5y agoOne must be delusional to think the international press is giving Netanyahu’s departure more or equal attention than would be given to regime change in Russia or China.
- dotancohen 5y agoAlright, then. Who is the premier of China? When was he inaugurated? Or who leads the ruling party of China? When was he inaugurated?