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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 97 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yair Golan, a left-wing politician and former deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), sparked outrage on Monday when he said: "Israel is on the way to becoming a pariah state, like South Africa was, if we don't return to acting like a sane country.

"A sane state does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a hobby, and does not set itself the goal of depopulating the population," he told Israeli public radio's popular morning news programme.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back, describing the comments as "blood libel".

Fuck Netanyahu and his cynical exploitation of "antisemitism" accusations for his own murderous ends. The thing that made the blood libel libellous, and the accusation antisemitic, was that the people accused weren't killing babies, and they were accused because they were Jews. It's not blood libel to point out the fact that the IDF, under Netanyahu, kills children without a second thought every day.

They're proudly committing genocide without a hint of self-reflection.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, it's the same with the 'dual loyalty' trope. Yes, before Zionism it was pure anti-Semitism, but if you have Zionists in high places in multiple Western countries doing everything to support Israel even at the expense of the safety of said country, what else can you call it?

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

"Dual loyalty" is never targeted at zionists, it is targeted at jews (and catholics for a different reason). It is still a racist bigoted trope.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Ilan Pappe calls this the "shoot and cry" strategy of liberal Zionists.

Kill the Palestinians and then shed a tear about it afterwards

And fuck the BBC for calling this Holocaust a "war"

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago

Right - why not call it what it is? State is employing military against civilians.

State Sponsored Genocide.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Similar to the US’ “feed and bomb” strategy

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago

See also: crybullying

Noun (derogatory): A person who engages in intimidation, harassment, or other abusive behaviour while claiming to be a victim, often using the perceived victimization to induce others to engage in bullying of the intended victim.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 40 points 1 week ago

The “mood” can’t change fast enough. No one who calls themselves human should accept this horrific genocide.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

25% actively supporting the war is.. A lot

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -3 points 1 week ago

Welcome to Israel, the only ~~democracy~~ fascist state in the Middle East. Also note that the only reason it's that low is that the rest want to prioritize the safety of the hostages, not that they're anti-genocide. Opposition to the genocide itself is very much a minority position in Israel.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 11 points 1 week ago

He's slandering the plight of the Jewish people that died during the Holocaust.

He's gravely misunderstanding how much goodwill they have received for that over the years. That's all being spent now and won't ever return.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, I think bibi may have finally worn out israel's permanent default monopoly on victimhood that made him think he could get away with anything forever.