Israel’s military has told some 1 million Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of the besieged territory. That's an unprecedented order applying to almost half the population ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group.
    • blewit@lemm.ee
      71·
      9 months ago

      That’s not the end goal. The end goal is security for the Israeli people. If Palestinians choose peace, they’d have it. They have not chosen that path yet.

      • ramEnglish
        30·
        9 months ago

        The end goal is security for the Israeli people.

        This is nearly a certain white supremacist dogwhistle. Don’t trust people who want to murder an entire people for the sake of “security” of other people. That’s how ethnic cleanses and genocides are justified.

        • blewit@lemm.ee
          61·
          9 months ago

          You connected two unrelated ideas.

          Israel wants security for the people of Israel. Ideally, this is peace with their neighbors. Hamas has chosen war. Israel has no choice but the take action.

          • ramEnglish
            22·
            9 months ago

            And this action must be extermination of the people of Palestine. If you’re going to say it, say all of it. Stop dancing around what you’re advocating.

            • blewit@lemm.ee
              51·
              9 months ago

              Don’t put words in my mouth. I’m absolutely not saying that. Let me be clear: Palestinians should have a state and live peacefully as neighbors of Israel.

              However, as of now, the Palestinian leadership is fracture and (in the case of Hamas) undeniably barbaric. The Palestinians need to choose better leaders and take themselves to freedom and peace they deserve.

              • ramEnglish
                20·
                9 months ago

                When do they choose their leaders? They’ve not had an election in over a decade.

                • blewit@lemm.ee
                  3·
                  9 months ago

                  Agreed! Neither in the West Bank where Fatah rules, not in Gaza where Hamas rules, have they had elections in more than a decade.

                  The Palestinians should demand an election.

          • alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM
            8·
            9 months ago

            this is effectively saying “all Palestinians deserve to be killed because of who their leadership is” which is not really acceptable.

          • agarorn@feddit.de
            6·
            9 months ago

            Please look up how many of the currently living people in Gaza were able to vote back in 2006(?) when the last election was.

            Irrc 50% of the population now is under 18, so people under 35 should make up 70% or more.

            Your statement is just false.

      • java@beehaw.org
        17·
        9 months ago

        From the authors of “Why don’t Russians/Iranians/North Koreans/etc. overthrow their regimes? It’s a simple choice.”

      • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        101·
        9 months ago

        Thing is, even if the people want peace there’s no one to deliver it. Their leadership has no interest in negotiating with the state of Israel that they see as illegitimate.

          • blewit@lemm.ee
            41·
            9 months ago

            That’s simply not correct and easily verifiable. Don’t spread misinformation.

            • NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social
              17·
              9 months ago

              So for decades Israel has been pushing people out of their homes and killing their children, they have killed journalists.

              Now, they told everyone to get out of gaza then bombed the crossing, they shut off power, water, sanitation, food, medicines, and shutdown god only knows how many machines that were keeping people alive because they do not run without electricity…

              What part of what I said is untrue?