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Chainfire

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12. Is it you contention that Israel and the people and government are incapable of wrongdoing?
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 11:03 AM
Oct 2023

I have supported Israel all of my adult life, I have defended Israelies and Jews worldwide, but there are people and policies within the state that I can not and will not support. To call those people or policies out, it not anti-Israel, but pro Israel. If people support policies that would mirror the evil policies of the Gestapo, don't expect us all to join the cheering section. There are paths that I will not follow out of some need to be loyal to the cause. That goes for the policies of Israel and the US.

Israel was the victim of a horrible assault. Nothing about the Hamas action can be defended on any ground, political, religious or moral. Israel has every right to defend its government and people; that does not mean that they are entirely blameless in the Middle East situation and it does not grant them license to violate human rights, either the human rights of their own people or their enemies. Israel needs to make war on Hamas, not their own people.

Blind Faith is best left to the name of a singing group.

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Israel & fascism [View all] AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 OP
This post is gross edhopper Oct 2023 #1
The Likud minister DID say that, did he not? Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #2
He is edhopper Oct 2023 #3
OKa... I get ya... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #4
Netenyahu is horrible edhopper Oct 2023 #5
fair eough. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #6
Is it you contention that Israel and the people and government are incapable of wrongdoing? Chainfire Oct 2023 #12
Not at all edhopper Oct 2023 #13
You know what's gross? AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #11
Antisemitic is the word you are looking for sarisataka Oct 2023 #15
I guess it must be like "I don't know what harm national moral is but I'll know it when I see it." Autumn Oct 2023 #7
Yup AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #10
Palestine & fascism The Revolution Oct 2023 #8
Great find! AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #9
Then so are most if not all Muslim countries JI7 Oct 2023 #14
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