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This meme is from 2004. History repeats itself.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Fair, but the point is that there is no side here playing by the no civilians rule, yet only Palestinians are called out for it.

The headline of the newest chapter in this shitshow for some reason is "How could Hamas attack Civilians?! Civilians?!" When the reality is that hasn't really been a red line to the Israeli government or Hamas. Never has been.

Its evil all day, don't get me wrong. The twisted thing is that somehow Israel is somehow perpetually marketed as being the good guys playing by the rules of engagement in spite of being no different with regards to killing non-enemy combatants.

Why are israeli civilian concert goers a global tragedy, while Palestinian civilian casualties past and present just another thursday? Why doesn't the world lose its shit at 10 Palestinian civilians killed a month? Are Palestinians somehow universally recognized as having less value as human beings than Israelis?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

Are Palestinians somehow universally recognized as having of less value as human beings than Israelis?

Yes, at least among Western media and its consumers

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

"Animals, vermin, savages, beasts" are common terms used by Israel goverment officials, military and mainstream media when referring to Palestinians, they're not even trying to use dogwhistles at this point.