Annihilation With Love
So it’s useful to ask what absolute power would reveal about Israel and Hamas. In other words, what would each side do if it had nukes and its enemies didn’t? Based on Hamas’s history, and its charter, which calls for the total obliteration of Israel, we can be confident they’d nuke Tel Aviv. And yet, if Israel had nukes, they wouldn’t nuke Palesti... See more
Gurwinder • Debunking Myths About Israel & Palestine
But in 2005, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the hawkish right-wing general, decided that Israel should get out of Gaza, and he pulled out unilaterally. The plan was supported by about 60 percent of the Israeli population at the time, me among them. In the Gaza disengagement, Israeli soldiers dismantled settlers’ homes and uprooted their livelihoods i
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If you are uncomfortable with an operation that precisely targeted a group of jihadists who aspire to commit an actual genocide, just what sort of self-defense on Israel’s part would you support?
Sam Harris • Sometimes, Violence Really Is the Answer
Understanding this dynamic, some Palestinians “almost welcomed the Israeli attacks,” according to the New York Times.21 It was part of their strategy to regain international support.