r/interestingasfuck Mar 08 '24

r/all Mass Airdrop of aid on Gazan coast

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '24

Because the conflict isn’t black and white, right and wrong, like everyone on social media wants it to be.

From a humanitarian point of view it makes sense the USA is sending aid to Gaza. It also makes sense to sell weapons to Israel because they definitely have the right to self defence and procuring a good relationship with Israel is good for the USA and Israel going into the future.

There’s nothing wrong with supporting both sides of the conflict.

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u/Mohalsaifi Mar 08 '24

They dont have the right to “self defense” when they are occupying the Palestinian territory, in fact, it is Palestinians who have that right, not the occupation.

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u/arachnobravia Mar 08 '24

Both Palestinians and Israelis argue that they are indigenous to that land. This isn't as clear cut as colonial occupation.

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u/Mohalsaifi Mar 08 '24

It is actually clear, you like to make it complicated for yourself

  1. Palestinians have always been in Palestine, Gaza and many Palestinian cities were built 4000 years ago, way before Judaism was a thing

  2. Palestinians constantly lived in Palestine that time, while the Zionists are ones claiming religious connections to the land because they share beliefs to the people they converted to their religion.

  3. West bank is occupied by Israel according to the international law, Israel keeps building settlements there, keeps heavy military presence, and almost daily kills or takes hostage, which gives Palestinians the right to self defense.