Lee Duna to Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 5 months agoSwedish music stars call for Israel Eurovision ban over Gazawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down134
arrow-up1368arrow-down1external-linkSwedish music stars call for Israel Eurovision ban over Gazawww.theguardian.comLee Duna to Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-square@arymandias@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish14•5 months ago Hamas is not taking part in Eurovision. A war crime is a war crime and a genocide is a genocide, no matter the justification. Calling Hammas the aggressor ignores quite a bit of complicated history.
minus-square@SpookySnek@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish-7•edit-25 months agoHamas is the aggressor in this specific part of the almost 100 year old conflict, that resulted in the current circumstances. What genocide are you referring to?
minus-square@arymandias@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish11•5 months agoNone in particular, I’m saying there is no excuse for genocide. So to determine if Israel is committing one, the actions of Hamas are irrelevant.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish8•5 months agoWell, if you cut it like that, you could cut it a month later. Now Israel is the aggressor! It’s not that simple.
minus-square@Fiona@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoBy that logic the specific part of the current genocide in Gaza Israel is the unambiguous aggressor. Like: You cannot just ignore what came before. WTF?
minus-squareالمنطقة عكف عفريتlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months ago“Conflict” makes it sound like a dispute. Let’s call it what REALLT is: apartheid, occupation, and ethnic cleansing.
Hamas is the aggressor in this specific part of the almost 100 year old conflict, that resulted in the current circumstances.
What genocide are you referring to?
None in particular, I’m saying there is no excuse for genocide. So to determine if Israel is committing one, the actions of Hamas are irrelevant.
Well, if you cut it like that, you could cut it a month later. Now Israel is the aggressor!
It’s not that simple.
By that logic the specific part of the current genocide in Gaza Israel is the unambiguous aggressor.
Like: You cannot just ignore what came before. WTF?
“Conflict” makes it sound like a dispute. Let’s call it what REALLT is: apartheid, occupation, and ethnic cleansing.