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submitted 4 months ago by CaractacusPotts@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16766379

According to the report released on Monday, one of those killed was a Palestinian man in Gaza City's Zaytoun neighbourhood on 29 February.

Eyewitnesses told the rights monitor that the man had his hands restrained, was stripped, and that he was alive while he was run over on asphalt.

Other similar incidents have also been carried out by the Israeli army, the rights monitor stated.

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[-] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Has Israel been the bad guy the entire time, or just as of a few months ago?

[-] paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 4 months ago

The entire time. Obligatory "what Hamas did on October 7th was horrendous," but if you look into the history of Israel's occupation of Palestinian land, it's pretty understandable (although not justified) why something like that happened. Israel has been the bad guy from its conception.

Israel has been particularly monstrous the past few months, but this is something it has been working towards for decades. Only recently has it felt willing and able to go this far without its allies pulling their support.

[-] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah, for sure. I used to think they just both sucked, and maybe they still do, but there's no excuse for the level to which Israel has gone. And now I question whether Palestine was acting in some sort of "self defense" all along.

I think back to other revolutions and such, and although they aren't 1-1 comparisons, I wonder.... I bet the people of England thought the Americans were absolute terrorists during the revolutionary war.

Anyways. Not an expert... just been trying to make sense of the happenings.

[-] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

A closer analogy would be the Irish fighting for Independence from Britain, or the Resistance in Apartheid South Africa.

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