pleasemakesense@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFar-right minister: Nuking Gaza is an option, population should ‘go to Ireland or deserts’www.timesofisrael.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down18cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1242arrow-down1external-linkFar-right minister: Nuking Gaza is an option, population should ‘go to Ireland or deserts’www.timesofisrael.compleasemakesense@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square51fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.world
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down1·11 months agoIreland is a weird choice given that the Irish are not being allowed to leave Gaza.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·11 months agoIreland is one of the few western countries that have criticised Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks, so they’re being punished now.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoThey remember how it is to have your homeland occupied by a neighbouring nation that thinks you are an inferior people.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months ago@jonne collective punishment is so evil.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoBut on brand for Israel. I guess when they say ‘never again’, they’re not talking about genocide in general.
minus-squareApollo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoNever again to us is what you should interpret it as. A group taking steps to ensure that their near genocide can never be repeated doesn’t burden them with a moral crusade to end all genocide.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months ago@Apollo good point. Regardless of our histories I would hope we all have, if not a crusade, at least a strong moral desire to end genocide. Not committing it is a good start.
minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoGood thing far right isn’t in power… wait
Ireland is a weird choice given that the Irish are not being allowed to leave Gaza.
Ireland is one of the few western countries that have criticised Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks, so they’re being punished now.
They remember how it is to have your homeland occupied by a neighbouring nation that thinks you are an inferior people.
@jonne collective punishment is so evil.
But on brand for Israel. I guess when they say ‘never again’, they’re not talking about genocide in general.
Never again to us is what you should interpret it as. A group taking steps to ensure that their near genocide can never be repeated doesn’t burden them with a moral crusade to end all genocide.
@Apollo good point.
Regardless of our histories I would hope we all have, if not a crusade, at least a strong moral desire to end genocide.
Not committing it is a good start.
I couldn’t agree more.
Good thing far right isn’t in power… wait