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by smoothjazz 3y ago
Forcing people off of their land is the definition of ethnic cleansing and I don't think that's ever ok nor generally accepted in the world. I think Israel is a lot like apartheid South Africa. You can end the apartheid government
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I find this topic relative to both tech and business because so many venture capitalists have taken a very vocal and militantly pro-Israel position. People have been fired from our industry for speaking out for Palestinians and the guy who
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Honestly I'm not trying to mis-read the verdict which is why I asked the question. I think all of Israel's strategies to date include the death of Palestinians. Since that's explicitly forbidden with that ruling, how will the
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
Isn't this the kind of discussion we should be having though? Why flag it?
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
Other discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39143043
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
It's not about religion, it's about occupation. Zionists got permission to occupy the land from the British with The Balfour Declaration then started the invasion in full in 1948 with Nakba. When you occupy someone's land, th
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
It explicitly says they must stop killing Palestinians. None of their current military tactics satisfy this demand.
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
Glad to see Israel face some responsibility for its horrific acts against civilians. > The court ruled that Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide, including refraining from killing Palestinians or causing harm to them Sounds
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Nvidia Reverses Course on Donation Matching for Gaza Charities, Causing Rift(vice.com)
8 points by smoothjazz 3y ago|0 comments
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
More info on the weapon used: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/12/the-skunk-anoth...
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
The Hamas created content from Oct 7th isn't what gained widespread popular support for the Palestinian cause, it was both what Israel has done to the Palestinians but also a thousand Streisand effects kicking in as many powerful actor
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
> Where's the protests demanding Egypt allow refugees entry? Why would Egypt aid Israel in ethnically cleansing Palestinians? People who live in Gaza belong in Gaza, or in their original homes in Israel that the Zionists forced th
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
> While Israeli officials have no expectation of enjoying massive support online, they say the wider popular support for the Palestinian cause has been successfully hijacked by Hamas to undermine Israel's standing in an unprecedent
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Internet Brands CEO on RTO: "We aren't asking or negotiating at this point."(twitter.com)
15 points by smoothjazz 3y ago|7 comments
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
I think there's a big difference between the opinion of most of the people in tech and those at the very top (CEOs and VCs). I see wide support for Palestinians with pretty much everyone, but the VCs are almost universally, militantly,
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
If you look at the original article what they're looking for is a mix of false information but also things rebuking false things stated by the IDF. Such as the 40 beheaded babies. That's not false information, it was a lie spread
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
You can see this happen out in the open when Paul Graham (or anyone else) posts statistics about who's been killed, raw footage... he's immediately swarmed by people, some major players in the industry, accusing him of "antis
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
Yes, I'm speaking about the Israeli massacre of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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On one hand, yes. On the other, there is a literal massacre of humans happening right now and this censorship is definitely related. So it is very dangerous in a real and urgent way.
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That's beyond ridiculous. Ken Klippenstein is a great journalist and definitely should not be suspended.
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
Full article: https://archive.is/Vp6q4 I posted this article here, not because I support testing VC backed weapons on Palestinian civilians, but it's important to know this is happening.
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Shark Tanks: VCs Invest in Israeli Startups That Use Gaza as Testing Ground(haaretz.com)
6 points by smoothjazz 3y ago|3 comments
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Tech for Palestine launches to provide tools to help support Palestinians(techcrunch.com)
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
That's pretty gross. I can't reify the desire for "business as usual" with the horrors I've seen Israel commit. I can't really stomach the idea of doing business with companies or people who support Israel. I&#
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Full article: https://archive.is/10Rji
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What I found surprising was how militant and extreme so many in the venture capital community were about Israel. The vast majority of people I know are very pro-Palestinan and see Israel as an oppressive cold war relic that needs to go the
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
This is an extremely cogent take on the state of things. Oct 7th was effectively a shattering of the old world view of a US superpower, MSM lead narrative, DNC/GOP duopoly of thought and politics... There are still many people that hol
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by smoothjazz 3y ago
I hadn't watched Al Jazeera before this conflict but now I think they're heroes. You see "reporters" on CNN wearing bullet proof vests by a pool in Tel Aviv while Al Jazeera journalists are reporting on air while they fi