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An ongoing occupation and blockade is not historical context, it's present context.

• dralley 2y ago
  Gaza was not under occupation. It was blockaded because after the occupation ended they decided to ramp up attacks on Israel via. rockets and suicide bombings.
  • hmcq6 2y ago
    You're splitting hairs. There wasn't peace on Oct 6th. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-killed-during-settler-assault-west-bank-town-palestinian-officials-2023-10-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-killed... And the Occupation was still increasing. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/palestine-occupied-palestinian-territory-west-bank-and-gaza-strip/2023-report-israeli-settlements-occupied-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem-january-december-2023_en?s=206 https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/palestine-occupied-pa...
    • sempron64 2y ago
      At question was whether Oct 7th was provoked. It was not. It was a full scale ground invasion with military attack plans. Sympathy with the invader doesn't change that. Think objectively.