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811.
by edanm 3y ago
1. I strongly disagree. 2. I think that kind of dehumanizing language is both awful and counterproductive. All it does is radicalize Israelis further, Israelis who already believe the world is against them and they have to fight for themsel
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by edanm 3y ago
> I just feel way too much is going into overlooking not just the early tolerance of Hamas because it was politically expedient to the Israeli right wing, but the active enablement and fostering. I mean, that's true, and I think Isr
813.
by edanm 3y ago
> Ever since that, there has been constant interference with Hamas' government, including multiple military campaigns by Israel - in "Operations" Cast Lead, Pillar of Defense, Swords of Iron and I forget which others, Wiki
814.
by edanm 3y ago
> The PLO and Arafat were becoming increasing moderate and willing to sit down and work out a peaceful two state solution. You said this in another comment. While I agree that Netanyahu has done a lot of harm over the last 15 years, spec
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by edanm 3y ago
> So I would say that the very vast majority of reporting is probably left to far left of Netanyahu and his party position. 972 isn't just left of Netanyahu or his current government, which you correctly categorize as extreme right
816.
by edanm 3y ago
I wonder how that could be measured. I also think it's the most divisive topic here (for the last few months at least), but since it's obviously very personal for me, it's hard to know if that's a bias in my view.
817.
by edanm 3y ago
> This is a typical phenomenon when a topic is divisive, and the Israel/Gaza topic is one of the most divisive. Kind of related thought - is there a topic you think is more divisive? And also, is there some way that this is measur
818.
by edanm 3y ago
I think the implication is that Gaza does have semi-autonomy (it is a complicated situation - there's a blockade, but it has security autonomy within its region. Or did before October 7th). And Gaza was pushed towards democratic elec
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by edanm 3y ago
That... means the same thing.
820.
by edanm 3y ago
972 is very far left, at least compared to the standard Israeli position, I believe. I'm happy they're reporting, but they have a very obvious bias, and I'd take anything they say with a huge amount of caution.
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by edanm 3y ago
Absolutely my favorite pop-sci/pop-math book of all time, if you can call it that. That's because it's the only book I know which is in a good sweet spot between being a true pop-math book, giving the history and context of m
822.
by edanm 3y ago
Well I completely agree with you about the fact that Israel hasn't been doing anything to work towards a two-state solution for many years, and has been doing plenty to work against peace. That said... > Or the Tel Aviv regime cou
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by edanm 3y ago
Well, ok. That makes my point stronger, maybe you should be replying to parent comment? They said this: > If they couldn't stop the settlements, there was no self-governance. I was reacting to that.
824.
by edanm 3y ago
> If they couldn't stop the settlements, there was no self-governance. Forgot absolute terms for a minute. The Oslo accords gave Palestinians more self governance than they had before. It was a step in the right direction. The PA d
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by edanm 3y ago
> Theresa very real case to be made that had there been stronger support from Jewish community as a whole that this may well have actually ended up being the outcome. Maybe. I honestly don't know enough to say one way or the other,
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by edanm 3y ago
> Why must the Israeli State be in Palestine? A great question, but not very relevant anymore. Let's set aside for a minute whether Israel should have been founded in that land in 1948 - it was founded there, and it's been
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by edanm 3y ago
Of course that's what I want. The only way to achieve that is a two-state solution, where each populace has its own state. The root problem is that there has never been a Palestinian leadership willing or capable of agreeing to a deal
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by edanm 3y ago
Well I think that really depends on what exact "peace process" you're referring to. Hamas started terror attacks during the Oslo process IIRC, and intensified terror attacks before the elections after Rabin's assassinati
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by edanm 3y ago
That's true. But worth saying that Israel's government thinks it can achieve the goal of destroying Hamas, and even if not, it is possible that when the war was launched, it did think it could be achieved (and e.g. underestima
830.
by edanm 3y ago
What are you referring to? It's nowhere even close to the same scale. Although if you consider the assassination of Rabin, which was carried out by an Israeli settler extremist, then yes, that was something that caused a terrible impac
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by edanm 3y ago
This is a fairly unrealistic idea. Unfortunately, mistakes and incompetence really are the answer, partially brought about because Netanyahu has spent years appointing people based on loyalty rather than credentials, partly because Hamas is
832.
by edanm 3y ago
Not that I like that kind of talk, but he wasn't talking about Arabs in general. He was talking about Hamas or, at worse, about Palestinians in general. Certainly not all Arabs.
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by edanm 3y ago
No, I don't mean that. Look, it's a complicated issue. There is some validity to it being "their land", but... even if you don't think the historical connection of Jews to the land means anything, my father was born
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by edanm 3y ago
> An act of terrorism met with a tenfold response in terrorism and violence is needless and cannot be condoned. I don't think this is an accurate description. It wasn't "an act of terrorism". It was an invasion and
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by edanm 3y ago
> What is the goal here? How can we "win" in Gaza? People make this a philosophical question. It's not. Israel's goal is to eliminate Hamas. Not the "idea", the actual people and military material of the fig
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by edanm 3y ago
Sorry, I don't. Maybe just a rough texture would be good though.
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by edanm 3y ago
Yes, I believe that would help. Or perhaps make them appear "raised" or something like that - like a raised block that can't be traversed.
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by edanm 3y ago
Really cool! The only feedback I'd add is to make it more clear that the red squares are just inaccessible, because that wasn't at all clear at first. When failing to move a piece, the red squares together with a non-standard mech
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by edanm 3y ago
> I claim there are two reasons UX changes happen: You're quite literally leaving zero room for things improving over time . Either whoever built the software got it exactly right on the first try, or it's an insider political
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by edanm 3y ago
I didn't know that, can they share logins across apps? E.g. if I'm logged into Google Spreadsheets, am I also logged into Google Docs automatically?

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