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> Isn't it precisely the anti-zionist sentiment you eschew that resulted in the Oct 7 attacks by Hammas Bringing this up in 2026 when it's abundantly clear the
by deaux 6mo ago
> Isn't it precisely the anti-zionist sentiment you eschew that resulted in the Oct 7 attacks by Hammas
Bringing this up in 2026 when it's abundantly clear there's zero chance the IDF had no idea about the planning of Oct 7, and didn't just let it happen, means there's no point having a conversation. When it's so well known that Israel is the one who have propped up Hamas.
> In an interview with Politico in 2023, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that "In the last 15 years, Israel did everything to downgrade the Palestinian Authority and to boost Hamas." He continued saying "Gaza was on the brink of collapse because they had no resources, they had no money, and the PA refused to give Hamas any money. Bibi saved them. Bibi made a deal with Qatar and they started to move millions and millions of dollars to Gaza."
> “Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas … This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” - Benjamin Netanyahu
> Gershon Hacohen, former commander of the 7th Armored Brigade and an associate of Benjamin Netanyahu, said in 2019 in an interview: “Netanyahu’s strategy is to prevent the option of two states, so he is turning Hamas into his closest partner. Openly Hamas is an enemy. Covertly, it’s an ally.”
- notepad0x90 6mo agoWhether the IDF knew about the attack or not does not change anything for the argument i made. Unless you're claiming they orchestrated it.
- deaux 6mo agoThe quotes I gave you from Israeli leadership unfortunately do change everything for the argument you made.
- notepad0x90 6mo agoI don't think so. at best, it proves that the current israeli government supported hamas to isolate them from palestinians in gaza. it doesn't support a claim that the oct 7 attacks were perpetrated by israel's own government (which is insane, since it took thousands of random arabs to actually carry out the attack). If your position is israel shouldn't exist, then it is you who is supporting Bibi's view that he needs to isolate palestinians and keep them in check (or worse) so that your wish of israel's non-existence won't come true. The zionist goal is already acheived as i understand it, there is no need to fund zionism. israel doesn't need "funding" to sustain itself either, it's so prosperous on its own, even here on YC you'll see many startups based in Israel. zionism isn't synonymous with gaza or west bank expansionism, or any act of violence. I keep seeing these types of arguments and i can't help but ponder if you're just repeating some disinformation campaign to prop-up and legitimize the anti-semitic reasoning used by the very same people fighting wars to supposedly prevent it (with some degree of legitimacy). If you said zionism to enable the concept of a jewish state is reasonable, and even it wasn't historically, it is impractical to fight against it, and that israel has the right to exist. But the recent wars and harm against civilians is abhorrent, then you would be criticizing them in a way that actually makes sense, and can be used to actually do something to stop them. but your (and others') agenda only helps one side, and it is neither palestinians, their plight for justice, nor the side of peace.
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