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Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by SilverElfin on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @12:35PM (#45278091)
It’s the mask off aspect of the recent rise of anti-Israel / anti-Jewish sentiments. It’s surprising to see it brought out into the open by the persistence of activism. But it’s not surprising that this is the foundation of pro Palestinian stances, given that Hamas’s charter literally labels the entire region as being for Muslims only, and calls for relentless Jihad. The chants (from the river to the sea) also give it away.
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by platevoltage on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @04:16PM (#45280859)
Are there not "Jewish only" roads and areas in the occupied West Bank? Do Jewish Israelis not use "From the river to the sea" as well? Is Israel not attacking several different countries in the region? Let me guess, that's different.
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by dlubarov on Thursday September 18, 2025 @01:41PM (#45292636)
> Are there not "Jewish only" roads and areas in the occupied West Bank

Not really, there are security measures connected to citizenship and vehicle registration, not "Jewish only" roads. Jews are not allowed in Area A, though.

> Is Israel not attacking several different countries in the region?

Not really, it responded to several attacks against it. Do you expect Israel to tolerate attacks with no response? States that gave up on trying to destroy Israel, like Egypt and Jordan, have not been attacked by Israel since.

> Do Jewish Israelis not use "From the river to the sea" as well?

"Between the sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty" is not nearly as problematic as "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be Arab".

Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by DiogenesKynikos on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @07:05PM (#45444684)
> there are security measures connected to citizenship and vehicle registration

Which in practice means there are Jewish-only roads.

> Jews are not allowed in Area A, though.

It's the Israeli government that bans Israelis from entering Area A. The Palestinians don't ban Jews from entering. I personally know Jewish people who have visited Area A.

> Not really, it responded to several attacks against it.

Israel has launched unprovoked attacks on Iran, Syria and most recently Qatar. Qatar has no intentions at all of destroying Israel, and Syria barely even has a government.

> "Between the sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty" is not nearly as problematic as "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be Arab".

Leaving aside the fact that you distorted the Palestinian chant (which ends, "Palestine will be free"), the Israeli version is much more problematic, because Israel is actually implementing it. The Palestinians have a vague hope that all of historic Palestine will be free one day. The Israelis actually control all of historic Palestine, subject millions of people there to permanent military rule with no rights, have murdered over 60,000 Palestinians in the last two years, and are systematically stealing land in the West Bank. There's no comparison at all.

Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by sporkxrocket on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @12:44PM (#45278222)
I’m not Muslim nor in Hamas. I’m speaking as an American who wants a total removal of Zionist influence from my government based on Zionist actions both in Palestine and the US.
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by bigyabai on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @04:02PM (#45280694)
Conflating anti-Israel and anti-Jewish arguments is deliberately facetious, and reveals that your argument can't defend Israel on a secular basis. Your strawmen are inconsequential, entire centuries have gone by without an Israel and Jews were no worse-off because of it.

I am flagging your comment as it was written in bad-faith. Please reread the guidelines for discussion here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html