Comment on UK recognises 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank, sanctions settlements and declares Israeli occupation illegal

geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• manualoverride@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s a step in the right direction, it’s very late and a very small step… but it’s infinitely better than yesterday.

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  • Babalugats@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It is likely the timing is with what Israel were/are planning to do next if Trump gives them the green light.

    timesofisrael.com/katz-israel-will-facilitate-emi…

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  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s pure symbolism. No actual sanctions are being applied. This is to calm the masses and make them believe something is being done.

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• Denjin@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Man shoots himself in the face because someone went 95% of the way to doing an objectively decent act but didn’t go 100% of the way.

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  • dreamy@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is 95% to you?

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    • Denjin@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is anything Miliband said in his statement incorrect? Should people be sanctioning illegal Israeli settlements? Should we oppose ethnic cleansing in the West Bank? Or should we all just sit and do nothing?

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• Nighed@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Because the west bank isn’t fighting back, it’s easier to make that arguement without all of the supporting hamas/it’s their own fault arguments turning up.

  It’s progress, at least. Support this and try and get them to do more.

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  • davepleasebehave@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    the worry is that this is the extent. I hope that it is the tide turning on apartheid again. once the tide turns change is inevitable. which is why Israel has been working so hard to stop even the thought of being anti Israeli policy. thought stopping ideas such as anti-Semitic have gone a long way

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• jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  a bit of land clearing is relatable and cool, basing said slaughter on ethnicity is racist.

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  • stsquad@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I suspect it’s because it’s legally harder to argue the Gaza incursion is in service of land expansion rather than “self defence”. Have settlers started moving into Gaza?

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    • Souvenir@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not yet.

      The Israeli far-right, who form part of the Israeli government, have been openly talking about settling Gaza after removing the Palestinians.

      I suspect we won’t have to wait long after the end of october(?) Israeli elections.

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    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I suspect it’s fairly easy to argue Israel is committing genocide in Gaza since even every NGO and even the UN has stated that

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