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Former President Barack Obama said a way forward for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is only possible if people acknowledge the “complexity” of the situation.

“If there’s any chance of us being able to act constructively to do something, it will require an admission of complexity and maintaining what on the surface may seem contradictory ideas that what Hamas did was horrific, and there’s no justification for it. And … that the occupation and what’s happening to Palestinians is unbearable,” Obama said in an interview on the podcast “Pod Save America.”

The former president’s comments come as the Israeli military focuses its offensive against Hamas in Gaza City and northern parts of the enclave.

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[-] stella@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Probably one of the most complex issues that I don't see being brought up is Gaza's culture built around Sharia law.

Yeah, there are plenty of innocent people are children suffering. This still doesn't mean that if Gazans had there way, Israel would be a better place.

That said, the US should end all aid to Israel and let them fund their own genocide. They can afford it. They have a fucking intel fab for fuck's sake.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

This feels a bit like saying "you know, the trail of tears was bad, but we don't bring up the complex issues of Cherokee slavery".

Sharia law isn't a monolithic belief and is subject to reform. But it's entirely a secondary consideration when you have a state committing genocide.

[-] stella@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago
[-] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago
[-] satan@r.nf 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Do you have any understanding of the Palestinian history?

why would they? it's not like the west has painted muslims and the middle east people as the bad guy for decadessss. From media to hollywood, middle east is a lawless hellhole and they had no hand it making it that way. like at all…

most of them probably can't even find them in a map, but once they see a middle eastern anywhere, they know they have to instantly hate on them.

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