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In reply to the discussion: Question: is it possible to be concerned about Palestinian civilians without being accused of being anti-Semitic? [View all]Crunchy Frog
(28,298 posts)The only ones who stayed were the ones who were pretty adamant about doing so. That wasn't the case in Mariupol of course, hence, likely that tens of thousands were killed. But unlike in Gaza, there were no international organizations or independent journalists after about the 1st 3 weeks, so no one around to bear witness to just how horrific it was. Gaza likely gets more attention just because there are those on the ground who are able to bear witness.
I'd guess people also react to the perception that our own government is complicit in the attacks on Gaza, and that perception doesn't exist for Ukraine, though maybe it should, since we seem to be failing in the obligations we assumed when we essentially forced Ukraine to unilaterally disarm.