• WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    Whether they wanted it or not, they aren’t the ones personally pulling the trigger on Palestinians. The Israelis still have a choice about how they respond, and they’ve chosen utter annihilation. Just because you are baited doesn’t mean you have to take the bait.

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      10 months ago

      Just because you are baited doesn’t mean you have to take the bait.

      Sure. But what’s the alternative? Relaxing and waiting for the next attack?

      Hamas’ primary goal is to destroy Israel. If they stay in power, there will be a next time…

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        10 months ago

        A measured response. Tactical assimilation of the population until they are united. Education measures to show that historically they are the same people originating from the same region, and they can coexist together rather than enforce an apartheid.

        Those are just a few alternatives to wholesale slaughter of an entire region, and Israel has the available resources to do it.