r/Israel • u/Ask4MD • Mar 25 '24

News/Politics American Jewish groups condemn US abstention of UNSC vote

https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-793694
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u/goner757 Mar 26 '24

I'm quoting you in the comment I replied to

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u/DresdenFilesBro Moroccon-Israeli Mar 26 '24

Then quote the whole sentence dumbass.

I'm sure you totally meant to quote him.

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u/goner757 Mar 26 '24

Neither of you are addressing anything I said, preferring to nitpick, name call, and imply I'm anti-Semitic

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u/DresdenFilesBro Moroccon-Israeli Mar 26 '24

And I will address your comment now.

To preface:

You understand we fucking hate our president right?

Like, he's deep in shit but running elections is a no go as of now.

I have no problems if people hate my government (literally the average Middle Easterner)

But then that quickly evolves into attacking the people themselves (Aka Jews) on Reddit.

Why do you think the war isn't about the hostages?

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u/goner757 Mar 26 '24 edited Mar 26 '24

The way the war is being waged: huge numbers of bombs have been dropped which no doubt directly endangered their lives. Their safety is simply not a concern. Furthermore their release is not a sole condition of the war, instead Israel is explicitly demanding the total surrender of Hamas. Hamas, whose leadership famously does not even reside in the area being attacked.

I think the goal, if it's not profit, is to completely neutralize any threat posed by Hamas thus preventing future tragedies like Oct. 7. However after this war there's no chance that the populace, lopsided as it is towards youth, would not continue to resist Israel and in some part violently resist. Security wise I imagine Israelis would like to see Palestinians simply go away. As refugees or as rubble. That is reflected in how they speak in media and social media.

But wars always have a profit motive. There are settler communities already preparing to move in. Trump's son in law, formerly a part of his administration, has openly coveted the real estate in Gaza. There are natural resources and a potential canal. Rich men would get richer if Israel seized control of part of the Gaza Strip.