seems like the ‘safe’ public opinion is ‘we stand behind israel’ and the left opinion is palestinian support

i don’t live there i don’t have any particular interest or fascination with the region i don’t understand any of this pls don’t yell at me

  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    254·
    1 year ago

    Reducing oppression is hardly possible, since that would allow the Palestinians to mount bigger attacks.

    I feel like there are many things Israel does that are not useful in stopping attacks and ending them should be possible. Intentionally killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure are among those.

    • Square Singer@feddit.de
      182·
      1 year ago

      It’s totally true that killing civilians means you radicalize all their family and friends.

      In 2006, the newly elected Hamas government actually stepped down during a negotiated cease fire and agreed to a unity government.

      Then the Israelis accidentally (at least according to their statements) bombed a residential building, killing 24 civilians including children and injuring many more.

      That’s when the Hamas took back the government (some would point out, illegally, since there was no official election after they stepped down) and resumed the attacks on Israel.

      But all in all, it’s a prisoner’s dilemma situation. The current situation sucks, but for both sides it would probably be worse, at least in short-term, to unilaterally reduce aggressions without the other side doing the same.

      Understandably (after all this bloodshed over such a long period), there are quite a few people on both sides who will stop at nothing short but the eradication of the other side. That’s not exactly a viable basis for negotiations.

      And with every attack, every uprising, every repression and every civilian killed, this gets worse.

      • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        1 year ago

        for both sides it would probably be worse, at least in short-term, to unilaterally reduce aggressions without the other side doing the same.

        I don’t see how, as far as attacking non-military targets goes.

    • Airazz@lemmy.world
      182·
      1 year ago

      Hamas intentionally uses civilian buildings and schools as ammo warehouses. Israel aims for the ammunition and ignores the civilian casualties. Neither side wants to avoid civilian deaths in Gaza.

    • Zippy@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      It is rather hard not to do that when Hamas will hide behind civilians and set up shop in civilian centers.