Israel and the Palestinians have been at war for 60 years. Palestinians and Israelis have both died in this war, yet you claim a Palestinian genocide. Does this mean every war where people die constitutes genocide? Were Vietnam, Korea, the Gulf War cases of genocide? No you fucking moron. Palestinians are dying because they are there and the countries are at war, wake the fuck up. There is no systematic mass murder of a civilian population, they are not targeted because they are Arabs, the are targeted because they are there, in the middle of a war zone.
Of course Israel had been planning the thing for months; the truce was ending and they needed a plan B if the truce was broken. They also have plans t attack Iran I am sure, but these will only come into play when necessary.
Israel may not be the perfect democracy but it is leaps and bounds ahead of most countries. I wouldn't call it a 'beacon' but compared to any majority Muslim county apart from Turkey(Turkey is okay in my books), they are pretty damn good. Free elections, suffrage for all citizens of age and freedom of speech mean they are a democracy.
Thank you for that enlightening history lesson *rolls eyes*
First of all the view that what is happening in Palestine is a genocide has come about for several reasons.
Firstly the home made rockets that have been fired into southern israel by Hamas have caused nowhere near the damage that Israel has caused in the last 22 days. Thats what "history buffs" like yourself would call a disporportionate reaction, which by the way is a crime under international law.
Plus this disporportionate violence has not been targeting Hamas but rather the infastructure of gaza. Roads, hospitals, mosques and schools have all been systematically destroyed and whole families have been killed under the banner of israel defending itself.
How can you call this a war when israel with the 4th strongest army in the world and best tanks ever to be created charges in on a populace that can only defend themselves wih home made rockets and stones?
How can you call this a war when Israel has been starving the people of gaza for months allowing no supplies or electricity to get through.
How can you call this a war when Israel refuses to acknowledge the numbers of civilians killed, saying only that the civilians know where Hamas is hiding.
Dont think that i am ignorant of Israels larger goal. Israel wants to rid itself of the people of Gaza and this is one step in their larger goal to procure the land.
So dont tell me to fuckin wake up. I am awake and i see the crimes against humanity that Israel has been perpetrating in Gaza.
Thats the only description for them:
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Just because i dont nod my head like all the other dumbass leaders and accept the bullshit that comes out of Israel and Americe it does not make me stupid.
Dont use the arguement that Arabs are not being targeted. How can the people of Palestine not feel targeted when over the last 60 years they have witnessed the destruction of heir land and people and culture.
I feel for them as an Arab, a muslim but mostly as a human being and that is my point of view.
Your attempts to degrade it are laughable at most.