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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Fact: Gazans have just as much right to armed self defense as the Israelis do.

Fact: Hamas, by Israel's own numbers, does a better job at avoiding civilian casualties than the IDF does.

Fact: people who hand wring about Hamas are just classists. They view killing someone with a bomb dropped from a plane as morally superior to killing someone with an AK 47. Their moral judgment in the validity of violence is primarily a function of the income of the person committing the violence.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 months ago

Actually Israelis do not have any right to self defense as a beligirent occupier.

Palestinians meanwhile are allowed extreme levels of armed resistance against their occupiers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_right_of_armed_resistance

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm so fucking tired of Anti-Genocide groups being called Pro-Palestine. It feels like such a dog whistle.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago

Narrator: "it is"

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 months ago

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/20/two-uk-pro-palestine-organisations-have-bank-accounts-frozen-gmfp-psc

At least two grassroots pro-Palestine organisations in the UK have had their bank accounts frozen, raising fears about a wider attempt to silence voices speaking out about Gaza.

Greater Manchester Friends for Palestine (GMFP) and Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which both organise peaceful protests and vigils, have had access to their funds cut off indefinitely by Virgin Money and Unity Trust bank respectively. The Guardian understands a local PSC branch in England has also had its bank account frozen but was unable to confirm it directly.

Coming amid the banning of Palestine Action earlier this month and the arrest of more than 100 people for showing support for the group, and the threatened arrest of a peaceful protester for having a Palestine flag and “Free Gaza” sign, it has amplified concerns about a crackdown on critics of Israel.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago

a western regime mask off moment

[–] courval@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Bloody hell!

[–] kor@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago

The treacherous Albions are no strangers to genocide. Bengal and Ireland still remember it.