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Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] 103 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Bomb the manger on Christmas...

Is isreal really that oblivious to world opinion and how it might affect them? Seems that way...

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  • [–] 95 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They're not oblivious, they just don't care because they know there won't be any consequences. And those few who dare to say anything are "antisemite" for not supporting genocide.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Realistically, who is going to interfere? US and Russia are tied up in Ukraine, China and EU want to stay out, Modi's India supports Israel. World opinion could get much worse and nothing would happen, Yemen being the only exception so far.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The US isn't tied up, they actively support Israel with money and weapons. They have a aircraft carrier group parked just outside Israel to send a clear message that no other country can intervene or the US will protect israel. Biden even calls himself a Zionist.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Just a small correction: In the EU and the US we are happily supporting Israel.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’m not happy about it

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  • [+] -16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's your problem, we don't care.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, plenty of us fucking do

    Genocide is bad. Supporting genocide unequivocally makes you an awful human being, and any just God would punish you with eternal damnation.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That is the American attitude, fuck you I got mine

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Our political leaders do support Israel by and large, but literally no one I know is happy about that

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  • [+] -26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You do realize Christmas is not a holiday there? Do you think USA made ceasefire on Ramadan? Same thing. It's Muslims and Jews there, some Christians, but most of them live in Israel not Gaza because Hamas abused them so much.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You do realise that's not what the person above said. What the people actually worship in Bethlehem itself means Jack shit to the opinion of the wider world that Bethlehem, the birthplace of the saviour of the Wests biggest religion, was attacked by Israeli forces on the date celebrated as his birthday.

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