Why was there no independent state of Palestine established in 1949-1967?
It’s telling how a grass roots peace plan by Israelis and Palestinians gets downvoted here. You’re not interested in understanding or peace, it’s just about hating Israel.
Settler violence in the West Bank is unacceptable and they need to be stopped.
There are whole schools of philosophy around suffering, its necessity, and its reduction. Utilitarianism is one of that. Philosophy is based on logic, not straight emotions.
If you say, “I don’t like suffering” to someone with a “no pain, no gain” shirt, your argument is weaker.
Mein halbe Familie sind Juden und von Antisemitismus betroffen. Ich habe Freunde aus Israel. Du hörst nur bestimmten Juden zu, die eine sehr kleine Minderheit unter Juden vertreten.
Mir Philosemitismus zu unterstellen, weil Freunde und Familie Juden sind, ist eine ganz neue Form des Hasses, die ich noch nicht kannte.
Occupying parts of Lebanon? The Sheba farms are a tiny sliver of land. Syria even has a better claim to it than Lebanon.
Hezbollah are not civilians, but combatants. So this is legal under international law.
Pagers are usually carried by the owners, which in this case were Hezbollah combatants. So they knew where they were.
The chaos is intended. Collateral damage has no benefit.