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  1. Comment on IDF shares proof of Hamas terror base built under main Gaza hospital in ~news

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    Because the opinion that something is easily faked is not the same as proof it was faked. As for implausiblility - that is quite subjective.

    Because the opinion that something is easily faked is not the same as proof it was faked. As for implausiblility - that is quite subjective.

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  2. Comment on IDF shares proof of Hamas terror base built under main Gaza hospital in ~news

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    Not sure I understand. You're saying we shouldn't believe recordings because they can be faked? That sounds like a pretty strong claim, I hope you have better proof to support this reasoning. Even...

    Not sure I understand. You're saying we shouldn't believe recordings because they can be faked? That sounds like a pretty strong claim, I hope you have better proof to support this reasoning. Even that CNN report doesn't mention the recording being fake, and we have since learned from other sources that the content of that recording was pretty accurate.
    As for military intelligence perspective, you would often sacrifice sources if it supports your goals.

    I am disappointed to find these kind of arguments on tildes. Ask yourself - are you equally skeptical of casualty reports coming from Gaza?

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  4. Comment on Peace, a forgotten word, renews its claim in the Holy Land in ~misc

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    It wouldn't surprise me he had said that. Just like Trump, Netanyahu is a liar and a demagogue. With 3 decades in politics, I'm sure you can find quotes of him saying anything and also the...

    It wouldn't surprise me he had said that. Just like Trump, Netanyahu is a liar and a demagogue. With 3 decades in politics, I'm sure you can find quotes of him saying anything and also the opposite of anything. He plays both sides of an argument constantly and I'm sure his spin doctors are hard at work trying to explain this away. Israeli media seems to think this will be the final nail in his coffin, but he is an expert demagogue and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he survived this.

    By the way, that Mida article is absolutely despicable, which is about what I would expect from Selsky, a conservative, nationalist, pseudo-intellectual and a former advisor to Netanyahu

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  5. Comment on What we know about the explosion at the hospital in Gaza in ~news

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    After the dust settled, a different picture is formed for the alleged Israeli missile strike of Al-Ahli hospital as well as the number of reported casualties. Similar report from the BBC

    After the dust settled, a different picture is formed for the alleged Israeli missile strike of Al-Ahli hospital as well as the number of reported casualties.
    Similar report from the BBC

    8 votes

  7. Comment on Hundreds dead in Gaza hospital bombing, local authorities say in ~news

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    Thanks for the clarification. Not sure two journalists are representative enough to generate definitive proof that this is fabricated but either way this should be a good indication why we...

    Thanks for the clarification. Not sure two journalists are representative enough to generate definitive proof that this is fabricated but either way this should be a good indication why we shouldn't be jumping to conclusions based on initial reports from unreliable sources.
    As daylight breaks and drones were able to surveil the area, it seems like the hospital wasn't even hit, it was the parking lot. Not sure how a parking lot hit results in 500 casualties.

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  9. Comment on Hurting the right people in ~life

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    This is so well written. It puts words very beautifully to what I've been feeling in the decades of living in this dreadful place and the horrendous inhumane things it does to us. I'm just tired....

    This is so well written. It puts words very beautifully to what I've been feeling in the decades of living in this dreadful place and the horrendous inhumane things it does to us. I'm just tired. And so so angry. I hate this fucking place and what it is doing to itself and its citizens on both sides. I'm tired of losing friends and loved ones to this neverending disaster of a country and tired of feeling I have absolutely no control over this. I'm tired of the know it alls and the moral absolutists who think they have this whole complex mess figured out and if only they did this not that. Mainly I'm tired of all this pain.

    21 votes

  10. Comment on Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape in ~news

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    No, the reporter had witnessed it herself. What would you have them do, post videos of their beheaded babies online? Are you equally skeptical about the reported Palestinian death toll? But fine,...

    No, the reporter had witnessed it herself. What would you have them do, post videos of their beheaded babies online? Are you equally skeptical about the reported Palestinian death toll?
    But fine, how about this headline?

    8 votes

  11. Comment on Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape in ~news

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    I agree, Israel should not have cut food water and electricity supply to Gaza. Full stop. Again, Israel is targeting munitions, launchers and militants who are hiding in the heart of civilian...

    I agree, Israel should not have cut food water and electricity supply to Gaza. Full stop.

    Again, Israel is targeting munitions, launchers and militants who are hiding in the heart of civilian population deliberately. What would you have them do? Accept attacks on their country because the launches are placed in a school? Is Israel ever justified in defending itself to you?

    12 votes

  12. Comment on Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape in ~news

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    I don't think it is fair to draw a moral equivalency there by reducing it to the number of deaths. The intention and context does also matter. When Hamas targets Israel they deliberately target...

    I don't think it is fair to draw a moral equivalency there by reducing it to the number of deaths. The intention and context does also matter. When Hamas targets Israel they deliberately target civilians. Either by firing missiles at a civilian population or infiltrating and personally murdering, raping and kidnapping women, men, kids and the elderly. They then deliberately store munitions, launchers and militants in schools, hospitals and hearts of neighborhoods. When Israel targets Hamas they go after these militants and munitions, not the civilians. The civilians are collateral damage not the target and they are put in that danger by the Hamas.

    The international community doesn't care about Israel's illegal occupation of the West Bank

    What war crimes does the international community care about? Because it's sure as hell not China's, Saudi Arabia's, Yemen's, North Korea's or even US's. I would argue that out of all of them, Israel-Palestine is the thing the international community cares about the most.

    16 votes

  13. Comment on Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape in ~news

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    In a single village they have deliberately slaughtered 40 kids along with their parents. Babies with their heads cut off. A friend who was at the music festival that got attacked told me they...

    In a single village they have deliberately slaughtered 40 kids along with their parents. Babies with their heads cut off.
    A friend who was at the music festival that got attacked told me they gathered people up in a big circle and just machine-gunned them.
    I know we're used to hear about violence and in some ways are desensitized to it, but let this really sink in.

    I don't know any country that would sit on their hands and accept it.

    I agree that violence isn't the answer and fear the deaths that are to come. I hate this fucking country and the amount of suffering they're inflicting on one another.

    9 votes

  14. Comment on Podcast: a History of Modern Palestine in ~humanities.history

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    Absolutely I would. But I feel uncomfortable saying this before listening to his content and forming an opinion, so maybe let me rephrase - I would search for prominent sources from both...

    Absolutely I would. But I feel uncomfortable saying this before listening to his content and forming an opinion, so maybe let me rephrase - I would search for prominent sources from both narratives to form a more complete picture.

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  15. Comment on Podcast: a History of Modern Palestine in ~humanities.history

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    [1] Oh absolutely. But podcasts are the most commitment I can expect from anyone who hasn't literally lived through this conflict (or is an academic) As for the source analysis, I agree with you....

    [1] Oh absolutely. But podcasts are the most commitment I can expect from anyone who hasn't literally lived through this conflict (or is an academic)

    As for the source analysis, I agree with you. Though in addition to the professional merits you must also consider the pedigree of the source - Rashid Khalidi is Palestinian. While that doesn't disqualify him from writing about this history, I would be a little skeptical about whether the narrative he's exposing really represents the full picture.

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  16. Comment on Podcast: a History of Modern Palestine in ~humanities.history

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    As @FluffyKittens mentioned, this isn't really what he's doing, I think that might be your interpretation. But I also think no narrative can be balanced without mentioned the jewish bond to the...

    the mention of 1300 years seems like they're linking it to the founding of Islam

    As @FluffyKittens mentioned, this isn't really what he's doing, I think that might be your interpretation. But I also think no narrative can be balanced without mentioned the jewish bond to the land. Jews who lived in this area were exiled and returned multiple times - the last of which were the Babylonian exile around 586BC and the Roman exile which stretched several centuries from the destruction of the second temple by Rome (70AD) to the Christian kingdoms who inherited it. That 1300 number represents the tail end of that exile, not the beginning of Islam.

    human settlement of the Levant has been dated back to 2 million-ish years ago, and Natufian culture to 15,000ish years. I kind of hope that description isn't an accurate summary of the podcast because if the claim they're making is that non-Jewish people "moved in" 1300 years ago that is frighteningly misleadin

    Again, I think this is your interpretation. While human settlement has started a long time ago, those people have not survived to this day [to lay claim].
    I generally find ownership claims to the land a little ridiculous, but this is a representation of the beliefs of a great deal of the Jewish public and it would be irresponsible not to include it.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Podcast: a History of Modern Palestine in ~humanities.history

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    Oh seriously?! I had no idea. I just found it online and thought it was a good (and not overly detailed) summary. Thanks for letting us know! EDIT: The more I think about it the more I'm pissed...

    Oh seriously?! I had no idea. I just found it online and thought it was a good (and not overly detailed) summary. Thanks for letting us know!
    EDIT: The more I think about it the more I'm pissed off about this revelation. This means I cannot in good conscious recommend this to anyone (even though it really is good) without being thought of as a Trumper 😭

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Podcast: a History of Modern Palestine in ~humanities.history

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    I would actually recommended the Martyr Made podcast as a more balanced view of the conflict, if you want to understand both sides.

    I would actually recommended the Martyr Made podcast as a more balanced view of the conflict, if you want to understand both sides.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news

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    Learning something new. Thank you!

    Learning something new. Thank you!

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  20. Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news

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    Since I'm seeing this idea repeated many times in discussions, I thought I would provide some clarification. This is not a religious conflict. There are certainly some religious elements to it but...

    Since I'm seeing this idea repeated many times in discussions, I thought I would provide some clarification. This is not a religious conflict. There are certainly some religious elements to it but this is predominantly a political and ideological conflict. "Secularization" of the region or creating an atheist state (however this is achieved) isn't going to resolve it.
    Judaism is in this weird state of being both a religion and an ethnic group. This often confuses people who are used to think about it only in terms of religion. A big chunk of Israel (and of Jews) is completely secular and doesn't care for god or his promises to Abraham. But they do believe in a home and self-determination for the Jewish people (i.e. ethnic group).

    16 votes