• Dr. Dabbles
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    39 months ago

    In theory, you could make an argument about defending the people living in a hostile region. In practice the government of Israel has been on a hard right slide for decades and have been openly denying basic human rights to the people stranded in Gaza.

    • @Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      In theory, you could make an argument about defending the people living in a hostile region.

      There are vulnerable groups in the middle east. Why lavish only this one with billions of dollars of munitions? We do not have any valid reason to support them any more than any other vulnerable group.

      • Dr. Dabbles
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        29 months ago

        The history of post WW2 era is the forcing function. For better or worse.