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Re:The blackout Palestinians are facing on social media by werber on Saturday June 26, 2021 @09:43PM (#27647767)
Most recently, bombing the offices of multiple news outlets during a conflict comes to mind. But what made me change my mind was actively seeking out Palestinians to talk to one on one after a close friend told me I was racist. This isn’t particularly profound or anything, but a now very close friend of mine talked to me about how she could barely see her family in Palestine and that I could get a free trip and citizenship with no connection to the land because I was Jewish. That seemed so completely bonkers to me and still does.
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Re:The blackout Palestinians are facing on social media by bkirkby on Saturday June 26, 2021 @11:53PM (#27648431)
> Most recently, bombing the offices of multiple news outlets during a conflict comes to mind.

to steelman the assertion, will you pick one of the targets you are referring to and tell us what Israel says about the reason for the target? also, can you discover if Israel warned the people in the building they targeted about the action and gave them time to evacuate?

i understand if you don't want to steelman the assertion, so i'll try to do that for you if you can pick just one action you are referring to.

> friend of mine talked to me about how she could barely see her family in Palestine and that I could get a free trip and citizenship with no connection to the land because I was Jewish.

are you referring to the "Law of Return" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Return)?

if so, are you suggesting that this law amounts to "war crimes that happen in clear view"?

why can your friend "barely" see her family? is it that she can't afford a trip but Jews get to go for free paid by the Israeli government?

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Re:The blackout Palestinians are facing on social media by user982 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:00AM (#27649848)
Clearly the Gazans need missile guidance systems to get their kill count down to Israel's levels.
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Re:The blackout Palestinians are facing on social media by poisonarena on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:15AM (#27650232)
Israelis shoot them down, would you prefer Israel don't shoot them down? Would that be more 'fair'?
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