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Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Greyfoxsolid@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I genuinely do not know who the bad guys are. S lot of my leftist friends are against Israel, but from what I know Israel was attacked and is responding and trying to get their hostages back.

Enlighten me. Am I wrong? Why am I wrong?

And dumb it down for me, because apparently I'm an idiot.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

conflation of state and people that Hamas’s ideology clearly makes

A Document of General Principles and Policies

by largely targeting and slaughtering civilians in their homes

That is not what happened. That is what Western media said happened.

The Intercept:
- Netanyahu’s War on Truth
- The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé
Al Jazeera: Why did Israel deploy Hannibal Directive, allowing killing of own citizens?
Electronic Intifada: How Israel killed hundreds of its own people on 7 October

If Hamas wants to dismantle Israeli oppression through activism, negotiations, and political reform great.

It has tried to do that for decades. The most recent significant attempt was Great March of Return, wherein the IDF slaughtered Gazans.
Palestinians have the legal right under UN law to struggle against their occupiers by any means necessary, including armed struggle.
Israel, as an occupier, has no right to “self defense.”