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The Israeli public largely supports this, given that Israel is a western democracy, it's not surprising that the state behaves in a way that matches the hearts

by l23k4 4mo ago

The Israeli public largely supports this, given that Israel is a western democracy, it's not surprising that the state behaves in a way that matches the hearts and minds of its people.

philipallstar 4mo ago
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- hebelehubele 4mo ago
  The majority[^0] of the israeli population wants ethnic cleansing of Gazans. https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000196-f3a3-d6d3-ab9e-f3bbf6070000 https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-mag... https://archive.is/20251220181301/https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000196-f3a3-d6d3-ab9e-f3bbf6070000 https://archive.is/20251220181301/https://www.haaretz.co.il/...
bflesch 4mo ago
Impressive mental gymnastics to go from the topic of sexual abuse to a criticism of democracy - oh no, "western democracy".
mschuster91 4mo ago
Not to excuse violations of human rights in Israel... but it's not like Iran is any better [1], and Hamas and the other groups that joined in on Oct 7th also committed copious amounts of sexual violence [2], and hostages claimed being sexually abused as well [3]. Truly no side is innocent here. [1] https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/22/iran-security-forces-rape-torture-detainees https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/22/iran-security-forces-rap... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violence_in_the_October_7_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen... [3] https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/04/middleeast/israeli-hostage-gaza-sexual-assault-intl https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/04/middleeast/israeli-hostag...
- cultofmetatron 4mo ago
  Iran isnt' getting tax dollars from the united states to commit their 6e|\|0c|de. Its 2026 and its now controversial to say that a adherence to broad respect for human rights should be a minimum bar for being considered a proper western democracy.

by l23k4 4mo ago

The Israeli public largely supports this, given that Israel is a western democracy, it's not surprising that the state behaves in a way that matches the hearts and minds of its people.

philipallstar 4mo ago

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hebelehubele 4mo ago
The majority[^0] of the israeli population wants ethnic cleansing of Gazans. https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000196-f3a3-d6d3-ab9e-f3bbf6070000 https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-mag... https://archive.is/20251220181301/https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000196-f3a3-d6d3-ab9e-f3bbf6070000 https://archive.is/20251220181301/https://www.haaretz.co.il/...

bflesch 4mo ago

Impressive mental gymnastics to go from the topic of sexual abuse to a criticism of democracy - oh no, "western democracy".

mschuster91 4mo ago

Not to excuse violations of human rights in Israel... but it's not like Iran is any better [1], and Hamas and the other groups that joined in on Oct 7th also committed copious amounts of sexual violence [2], and hostages claimed being sexually abused as well [3]. Truly no side is innocent here. [1] https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/22/iran-security-forces-rape-torture-detainees https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/22/iran-security-forces-rap... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violence_in_the_October_7_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen... [3] https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/04/middleeast/israeli-hostage-gaza-sexual-assault-intl https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/04/middleeast/israeli-hostag...

cultofmetatron 4mo ago
Iran isnt' getting tax dollars from the united states to commit their 6e|\|0c|de. Its 2026 and its now controversial to say that a adherence to broad respect for human rights should be a minimum bar for being considered a proper western democracy.