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50% of the population in Palestine are children under the age of 15. In Gaza, it's 45%. One thing I've noticed is news media equating Hamas with the majority of
by botanical 3y ago
50% of the population in Palestine are children under the age of 15. In Gaza, it's 45%. One thing I've noticed is news media equating Hamas with the majority of Palestinians, they weren't even born when they came into power.
Apartheid Israel and Palestine are not the same. Israel is the aggressor. Israel and the IDF is not more moral than Hamas. They're two sides of the same coin.
Apartheid Israel has ethnic cleansed so many Palestinians that there are now 5.9 million stateless refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. That's half of Israel's population.
Illegal Settlers living in Palestine can vote in Israel but not Palestinians. Apartheid South Africa did the same, they put the people in their own "country" and so couldn't vote. Israel doesn't want 1 state as that would mean millions more voting. And it doesn't want 2 states as that would mean giving up valuable land.
The settlers kill and burn homes to get rid of people: [steal homes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqozQ8uaV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqozQ8uaV8) and destroy olive tree groves. They pour concrete into Palestinian farmers' water wells.
They even have a [segregated road system in the West Bank](https://s3.amazonaws.com/VP2/visuals/en/4db97391fe7cb246224980917f5bd997.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/VP2/visuals/en/4db97391fe7cb2462249...)
[They control the water completely](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_State_of_Palestine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in...).
[They get 12 hours of electricity a day](https://www.ochaopt.org/page/gaza-strip-electricity-supply https://www.ochaopt.org/page/gaza-strip-electricity-supply)
The Gaza [blockade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip) is a concentration camp of 2.2 million people where 44% are children. No access to water, electricity, aid, medicine. Even the sea is not accessible:
https://www.ochaopt.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline100_standard/public/images/gaza2.png https://www.ochaopt.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline100...
- poisonarena 3y ago@dang, why is this allowed? look this is just spam and has nothing to do with the article, which also doesn't really belong here
- botanical 3y agoDoesn't belong here? Given your biased Act.IL based commenting, I can see why you would flag this. Israel is an Apartheid State and its actions including forcing people to flee and indiscriminate bombing on civilians will lead to innocents dying. Looks like you would rather bury your head in the sand than have people reminded of Apartheid Israel's war crimes.