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This meme is from 2004. History repeats itself.
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
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both sides are stupid. youd think after all these years of fighting a compromise could be found, but NO, they just always fight. gives me the feeling that they dont want it any other way.
Who's "they", exactly? Certainly not the average Israeli or Palestinian.
There's many Palestinians in Israeli territory right now. If they were willing to compromise, they wouldn't be brutalizing them weekly, gassing them in places of prayer and stripping away their rights.
One of my best friends has a whole bunch of Israeli cousins that I'm friendly with when they've visited the states. According to them, a lot of Israeli people have a lot of Palestinian friends and vice versa, especially the younger generations, it's primarily the Israeli government and Hamas that keep this shit going. Most of the average people don't take issue with each other outside of extremists and nationalists on either side, they'd rather just all get along. They say the issue tends to lie with governing authority over holy sites, that Israel is trying to be the big kid on the block in the region, and the Palestinians just want to live in peace with equal rights and to not be treated as substandard citizens on their own land and are rightfully pissed that they keep getting pushed around.
Of course, the issue is the Israeli state, not the Jewish people. There are even organizations in Israel fighting for Palestinian rights and against the Israeli state (and many get punished for it).
But unfortunately there are also many who support what is being done to Palestinians. But in the end, the Israeli state and military are the main entities to blame.
"hurr de durr, both sides"
What a giant load of crap
Gimme that good old fundamentalist religion
Have you ever heard the phrase, "you can't negotiate with terrorists?" Turns out it's true.
Didn't the United States consider the Taliban terrorists? Did that stop them from negotiating a retreat from Afghanistan? America sure seems to believe you can negotiate with terrorists.
The terrorists in that case managed to outlast a billion/trillion $ anti-terrorism budget, I don't think the US had much negotiating power or a choice to not negotiate in that case. Ironic considering how many times that it's been the other way around.
Negotiate? They straight up support terrorists or conduct business with them for 'the greater good' or 'the big picture'.
What America considers "terrorists" are often the least problematic of their associations. Let's not forget how South Korea used to be ruled by a series of dictators, or the installation of Pinochet, or the South Vietnamese dictators.
I mean, I guess you can try, but you're going to be dissapointed every single time. 10/10 don't recommend.