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In reply to the discussion: The fall of Israel [View all]sarisataka
(21,920 posts)114. This seems to fly in the face of what was said about the protests supporting the Palestinians
When it was emphasized how many Jews and Jewish organizations joined the protests. Then there were many, now not one.
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Haven't seen any public protests here in the states. Have you? I've only seen how pro-Palestine protesters are ARRESTED
Exp
Jul 27
#70
Almost every Jewish person I know in real life has been protesting Israel for decades.
yardwork
Jul 28
#169
That is inaccurate in so many areas while trying to create an argument that seems plausible. No one is buying it. We
Exp
Jul 28
#233
Yes, and many were at the student protests that were banned and criminalized. Hope none of them are in jail..
AloeVera
Jul 27
#74
Ummm...not sure of that...just a few hundred miles up the road in Syria in WWI via the Ottoman Govt.
LeftInTX
Jul 28
#250
Armenia didn't exist back then! Palestinians and Armenians were part of the Ottoman Empire.
LeftInTX
Jul 29
#274
I saw the polls and tend to agree with you. I follow the Times of Israel and have seen some of their polls.
LeftInTX
Jul 29
#280
Seems the establshent of Israel as a Jewsh state did it. The next thought that comes to mind...
brush
Jul 29
#278
You forgot to add Abortions... which are legal and funded by the government, which we fund.
William Gustafson
Jul 27
#124
Consequences for the obvious war crimes and ethnic cleansng will be felt for decades.
brush
Jul 27
#4
It's unfortunate, not fair, but Netanyahu's/IDF war crimes are seen by the world which notices...
brush
Jul 27
#12
I see what you're saying. Perhaps it's because the US is complicit in supplying the weapons used by...
brush
Jul 27
#31
The suggestion that the fabulously wealthy Arab nations need our help is laughable.
yardwork
Jul 28
#190
Ridiculous. Oil wealth does not buy them the superior US weapons that Israel uses to...
brush
Jul 28
#207
Please. Stop degending ethnic cleansing, starvation and killing people daily who line up trying to get food and water.
brush
Jul 28
#243
Isreel itself conflates. AIPAC conflates. The new definition of anti-semitism conflates.
AloeVera
Jul 27
#76
This seems to fly in the face of what was said about the protests supporting the Palestinians
sarisataka
Jul 27
#114
Surely you know the meaning of mainstream and the role of leaders in a community?
AloeVera
Jul 27
#127
I'm thinking...despite the fact that Israel Does Have a Mixed Population w Non-Jews it Still is The Jewish State, ...
electric_blue68
Jul 27
#25
I never held all Muslims responsible for Islamic terrorists actions. I hold Netanyahu, and certain IDF troops...
electric_blue68
Jul 27
#107
Antisemitism has existed for centuries. Jews have never brought it on themselves.
TomSlick
Jul 27
#109
I have seen people say that antisemitism is on the rise in part due to the actions of Israel against Gaza.
Eko
Jul 27
#125
Sure but those regular Isrealis are supporting the government in this genocide.
erodriguez
Jul 27
#130
Easy guess is the same reason that people who are "anti-Israel" are labeled as "anti-semetic" by Israelis. nt
Exp
Jul 27
#67
Go ahead if you want to, but it's pretty obvious that the attacks are connected to heinous war crimes against the Gazan
brush
Jul 27
#69
that question begs this one/ Are we US citizens responsable for (some of) the effects of the bombs drop on Gaza
Vthestate
Jul 27
#15
Why are you speculating about opinions I've never expressed and that are not relevant to the OP?
snot
Jul 27
#75
So us Hungarians can go back to the Ural mountain region, claim it as our ancestral homeland
AloeVera
Jul 27
#50
It wasn't Balfour that physically drovebout the Palestinians, burned their villages etc
AloeVera
Jul 27
#59
My rabbi and synagogue have official statements regarding Israel's right wing government
Mossfern
Jul 28
#211
Palestine is the regional name, it was not the name used for the political states that occupied the area.
lees1975
Jul 28
#215
Yes, the Jewish people were expelled from Palestine by the Romans, the biggest exile occurring after 70 A.D.
lees1975
Jul 27
#133
If we were a just country right now, we'd be showing Netanyahu what we used to do to terrorists.
Initech
Jul 27
#23
It's almost the whole Congress who keeps voting to give Israel unlimited money
womanofthehills
Jul 27
#47
I hold back because this is the goal of Hamas/Palestinians. To sacrifice their kids in order to discredit Israel
Pompoy
Jul 27
#29
Do not equate Palestinian victims with Hamas terrorists. Not the same thing. That's like saying...
brush
Jul 27
#39
The perpetrators and defenders of the atrocities are "playing the victim" when challenged
Ping Tung
Jul 28
#193
They love their kids - you can see how loving the father's are to their kids
womanofthehills
Jul 27
#68
And I'm saying that the Palestinians share even greater responsibility for this disaster. It's what they want.
Pompoy
Jul 28
#226
In a normal world, Israel should be treated as a beloved family member suffering
Maru Kitteh
Jul 27
#30
In my opinion, Biden should have withheld awesome offensive weapons from the Israelis.
Intractable
Jul 28
#238
Lol. Gaza was independent, why was it the Gazans who attacked and not the West Bank Palestinians?
Pompoy
Jul 28
#227
It's not an accident, & not due to one maniacal Bibi Netanhayu...but decades of policies with an intended purpose.
Passages
Jul 27
#72
Sad to say, but that would have worked out better in the long run for everybody. As in the Balkans etc
Pompoy
Jul 28
#228
Although the Arabs who stayed in Israel are doing ok, doctors, scientists, politicians, tv presenters.
Pompoy
Jul 28
#229
Lol, lighten up Frances. Obviously Israel hasn't done any ethnic cleansing. That's why things are as they are now.
Pompoy
Jul 28
#255
This is a great post but the speaking out should have started about 22 months ago. Even decades ago.
AloeVera
Jul 27
#73
The college kids have been screaming about this, but their message was branded by others to be antisemitism.
mjvpi
Jul 27
#105
What was done to the college protesters was terrible. Branded, criminalized, banned, jailed, lost jobs, deported.
AloeVera
Jul 27
#115
I agree totally. In my opinion, Biden's blind support of Israeli actions cost the Dems the election.
mjvpi
Jul 27
#119
Respectfully, knowing what Trump was like, knowing he could be no-holds-barred bc 2nd term it was wrong to stay home...
electric_blue68
Jul 28
#156
I'll vouch for that. Most young people I know refused to vote for that reason
vanessa_ca
Jul 28
#161
More here: 2004 The plans were all there, you merely need to follow the time line.
Passages
Jul 27
#102
The US and any other country who have armed Israel is just as responsible for the needless murder going on
ImNotGod
Jul 27
#142
I'm so old that I remember when there was a country of Palestine. Dafuq happened to it?
OMGWTF
Jul 28
#180
The "country" was the UK and if you born before 1920, it was the Ottoman Empire.
LeftInTX
Jul 29
#263
I'm not anti Israel but sho nuff anti BB, America would turn into same thing under 1 or 3 Trump admins...
uponit7771
Jul 28
#199
netanyahoou is clinging to power + resists a 2 state solution + pushes settlements.
pansypoo53219
Jul 28
#203
Mandy Patinkin is both articulate and emotional on the blowback to all Jews that Netanyahu is driving.
SleeplessinSoCal
Jul 28
#219
You hit the nail on the head EndlessWire. The architects of the Balfour Declaration should have
akbacchus_BC
Jul 30
#289