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> Did the UN send peacekeepers when Russia invaded Ukraine? Do they send peacekeepers to stop the war in Sudan? Intervening in an active war is not what peaceke
by insane_dreamer 1y ago
> Did the UN send peacekeepers when Russia invaded Ukraine? Do they send peacekeepers to stop the war in Sudan? Intervening in an active war is not what peacekeepers are for.
True. But what's happening in Gaza is not an active war. Its oppression of a civilian population by a powerful military force.
But certainly we've let other genocidal atrocities go by without intervening, such as Rwanda in '94. So you have a point there.
> which countries will accept refugees from Gaza? Obviously not the US with the current administration. Why not France, Germany, or other European countries?
Good questions. At this point as far as I know they can't even get out because Israel has closed the borders, much less apply for asylum. Also, countries accepting them as asylum seekers would be acknowledging that Israel is the aggressor. AFAIK France is one of the few countries that has said that Palestinians can apply for asylum.
- hersko 1y ago> True. But what's happening in Gaza is not an active war. Its oppression of a civilian population by a powerful military force. What? The government of Gaza, Hamas, is at war with Israel. Just because one side is weaker that suddenly turns them all into civilians?
- insane_dreamer 1y agoThere is no more Gaza government. Not to mention the fact that Gaza is for all intents and purposes a part of Israel, not an independent nation.