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

  • redballooon@lemm.ee
    51·
    1 year ago

    Huh, interesting take. I guess Israel minus the settler hardliners is as unfaulty.

    • Bigmouse@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      Meh… Israel helped make Hamas big, way before they were known as Hamas. Back then they just were an offshoot of the egyptian Muslim Brotherhood organisation. Fatah was/is secular and Israel sought to utilize islamist organizations agaibst Fatah, who they saw as their main opponent. And it worked. There was violence between secular and islamist palestinian organisations.

      But -shock horror- the islamists turned out to be a greater threat to israel than the secular fatah.

      It's a little like 9/11. I vehemently disavow and condemn the attacks. But on the other hand, you kinda made your own bed so to speak.