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I was wondering today how many people will develop cancer in a few years because of this. Why must Israel be so duplicitous? It is exhausting.

Al-Khwarizmi 7mo ago
It's not even duplicitous because that implies some sort of benevolent facade. It's outright evil.
- lwansbrough 7mo ago
  Israel does employ a facade of a liberal democracy that aligns itself to some extent with Western culture. Though this is very much in decline and I think, generally, sentiment on Israel has shifted quite dramatically in the West in recent years.
  - SauciestGNU 7mo ago
    Israel perhaps used to project that sort of facade. With Bibi and the authoritarian ultranationalists in government, combined with the lack of a written constitution restraining power and protecting rights (for whatever that would be worth), I think that facade is forever gone. Israel is descending into an expansionist theocratic ethnostate and rapidly illiberalizing. Just look at the recent criminalization of women praying at a certain holy site.
CommanderData 7mo ago
It cares not that the world suffers for it's selfish aims.
kuerbel 7mo ago
It all started with the war in Gaza. We, the West collectively, with the exception of only a few European states like Spain and Ireland, allowed them to perpetrate war crimes, which were rarely met with criticism, let alone consequences.
- lukan 7mo ago
  To me it started with the war in Iraq. Made up story as excuse, expensive disaster as a result. (Afghanistan was already not great, the Taliban were open to extradict Bin Laden, they just demanded proof first, but it was still sort of a international coordinated action.) That broke the dam. Why should russia care about international law, if the US does not? When you are superpower number one, you lead by example. For better or worse.
- whycombigator 7mo ago
  The "war" in Gaza? Seemed mostly like a nation state bombing refugees to me...

Al-Khwarizmi 7mo ago

It's not even duplicitous because that implies some sort of benevolent facade. It's outright evil.

lwansbrough 7mo ago
Israel does employ a facade of a liberal democracy that aligns itself to some extent with Western culture. Though this is very much in decline and I think, generally, sentiment on Israel has shifted quite dramatically in the West in recent years.
- SauciestGNU 7mo ago
  Israel perhaps used to project that sort of facade. With Bibi and the authoritarian ultranationalists in government, combined with the lack of a written constitution restraining power and protecting rights (for whatever that would be worth), I think that facade is forever gone. Israel is descending into an expansionist theocratic ethnostate and rapidly illiberalizing. Just look at the recent criminalization of women praying at a certain holy site.

CommanderData 7mo ago

It cares not that the world suffers for it's selfish aims.

kuerbel 7mo ago

It all started with the war in Gaza. We, the West collectively, with the exception of only a few European states like Spain and Ireland, allowed them to perpetrate war crimes, which were rarely met with criticism, let alone consequences.

lukan 7mo ago
To me it started with the war in Iraq. Made up story as excuse, expensive disaster as a result. (Afghanistan was already not great, the Taliban were open to extradict Bin Laden, they just demanded proof first, but it was still sort of a international coordinated action.) That broke the dam. Why should russia care about international law, if the US does not? When you are superpower number one, you lead by example. For better or worse.
whycombigator 7mo ago
The "war" in Gaza? Seemed mostly like a nation state bombing refugees to me...