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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I understand it's easy to blame Hamas and the Palestinian resistance for Israel's disproportionate and genocidal response, but the second Nakba was long coming.

[June, 2022] How threats of a second Nakba went mainstream https://www.972mag.com/second-nakba-mainstream-israeli-right/

[May, 2023] Why Israel's leaders call for 'Second Nakba' https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-israels-leaders-call-for-second-nakba

[Aug, 2023] Why Palestinians Could Be Facing Another Nakba https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestine-second-nakba/

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Additionally worth remembering that the normalization process was nearing its conclusion by October, Israel was well on the path to buying off all of its neighbors and achieving total regional cooperation in the next Nakba.