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Except that we have had clear proof for one, and just hand wavy "they are doing it too!! The Iranians or the qataris or whatever!!" for the other. We also know
by mardifoufs 2y ago
Except that we have had clear proof for one, and just hand wavy "they are doing it too!! The Iranians or the qataris or whatever!!" for the other. We also know that Israel has army units dedicated to this. Like, it's well documented even from Israeli sources
So yes, it's whatboutism but even worse, it's putting those two on the same level when they absolutely are not. What's the Iranian or Qatari equivalent of AIPAC?
- golergka 2y ago[flagged]
- mardifoufs 2y agoWhat? So do we just include all donations to colleges in general? What does it have to do with student protests or the current conflict? And I was talking about foreign influence on the current israel-gaza conflict. We have tons of sources that show that the Israeli government is behind a lot of social media operations to influence general opinion, spread fake news and generally operate a propaganda campaign on Americans. I agree that some foreign powers also do the same ( Russia). The difference is that one is called out and treated liked an enemy state, while the other is supported at all levels by the us government and Congress. Even then, for the current conflict Israel is basically not even comparable with any other nation in terms of pushing propaganda and bot/smearing/astroturfing campaigns. If anything, it is a bit funny that Israel is doing what is explicitly being referred to as hostile actions in your articles. I guess I agree that we should treat Israel like we treat Iran or Russia but I'm not sure that was your point.