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Because it is Israel in this case of course. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_and_Arab_states_map_n.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:I

Because it is Israel in this case of course. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_and_Arab_states_map_n.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_and_Arab_stat... The blue dot is clearly the oppressor here. There is much valid criticism about the policies of Israel. But I think most of these issues are just due to plain antisemitism. I doubt we would see protest against a Hamas cloud infrastructure from those workers. Maybe it is wrong to condemn them here, but what would follow is that they are against supplying any cloud technology for military purposes. If that is the case, I would believe their conscience. At least the article says this: "To build that brighter future, the companies we work for need to stop contracting with any and all militarized organizations in the US and beyond." I think the focus on Israel isn't helpful to make that case.

LightG 5y ago
I disagree. I'm reminded of the position people took with apartheid South Africa. People condemned and boycotted SA due to the extreme problems there. That didn't mean that they were hypocrites then because so many other terrible problems existed then around the world and many continue to this day. It was a particular inflammatory problem that captured the mindshare at that time. Using antisemitism as the go-to reason here seems like a cop-out. Fully expect and welcome downvotes for this comment.
- stevespang 5y ago
  Israel is EVIL. This needs to be stopped. Prostitution of foreign women is legal and ongoing in Israel. Jewish women are not allowed in synagogues (discrimination and gender separation).
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  That is a shallow way to look at conflicts if you think the issues are comparable. Some things are, but the overall conflict is not. In the middle east the threat to Israel is of existential nature, even if that changed to the better in recent years.
  - LightG 5y ago
    If you say so. Maybe you have a different definition of "existential" to me, but whatever.
    - montblanc 5y ago
      What is your definition of existential? To me if a country like Iran reaffirms it's commitment to destroy Israel every few months then yes Israel has existential issues.

LightG 5y ago

I disagree. I'm reminded of the position people took with apartheid South Africa. People condemned and boycotted SA due to the extreme problems there. That didn't mean that they were hypocrites then because so many other terrible problems existed then around the world and many continue to this day. It was a particular inflammatory problem that captured the mindshare at that time. Using antisemitism as the go-to reason here seems like a cop-out. Fully expect and welcome downvotes for this comment.

stevespang 5y ago
Israel is EVIL. This needs to be stopped. Prostitution of foreign women is legal and ongoing in Israel. Jewish women are not allowed in synagogues (discrimination and gender separation).
raxxorrax 5y ago
That is a shallow way to look at conflicts if you think the issues are comparable. Some things are, but the overall conflict is not. In the middle east the threat to Israel is of existential nature, even if that changed to the better in recent years.
- LightG 5y ago
  If you say so. Maybe you have a different definition of "existential" to me, but whatever.
  - montblanc 5y ago
    What is your definition of existential? To me if a country like Iran reaffirms it's commitment to destroy Israel every few months then yes Israel has existential issues.