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Government attributes decision to war crimes and human rights abuses being committed in Gaza

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[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 81 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Good. Only ~215 countries to go. No one should have normal interactions with Israel or anyone who supports Israel.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Communication breakdowns and bargaining friction is how wars start.

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Being able to talk to a government is a far cry from supporting it or agreeing with it. Even if you dislike Israel, you should want there to be diplomatic relations - that is how other countries can exert influence and attempt to steer them off more radical courses, after all.

Case in point - if the West had no diplomacy with them, then the opening of the border crossing into Egypt would never have happened.

[–] lntl@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

Counter example: America doesn't negotiate with terrorists.