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In reply to the discussion: Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad [View all]rpannier
(24,598 posts)A country that, at the very least, is engaging in ethnic cleansing is not on the side of good. And before you try and say that's not true, by their own admission Israel has said that they are doing as much:
In January 2024, Israel was trying to negotiate moving all the Palestinians to at least two African countries: Rwanda and Congo. Lest you think this is something made up by "anti-Semites" and "Israeli-haters", this "plan" has been floated and supported by the Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit parties as party policy, and specifically supported by Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, among others as reported in the The Times of Israel and Haaretz.
There have also been reports of other African countries, and even countries in South America that have been mentioned. None of those countries have been identified, so it's not a certainty, unlike Rwanda which says the turned down Israel.
The Side of Good generally does not shoot a six year old girl in a car with a sniper (Hind Rajib), shoot civilians waving white flags, block and bomb aid trucks, etc. But, if you can find those 'Side of Good' that does murder 6-year olds trying to get assistance (that we have on a phone call to emergency services) in February 2024, shoot unarmed civilians waving white flags, and starving people, please share.
In the 90s, these actions were considered war crimes in Bosnia -- the Serbs and Croats were not considered on the Side of Good.
Some have called what Israel is doing a genocide. That is open for debate, but Sandrine Irankunda, an ethnic Tutsi who survived the Rwandan Genocide of the 90s says it looks an awful lot like a genocide to her. That the Prime Minister Netanyahu, and others like Itamar Ben-Gvir (an apologist for Baruch Goldstein) made the call to Amalek makes what is happening questionable. Even Alan Dershowitz finds the evoking of Amalek troubling and unacceptable -- and has held that opinion for decades.
I would also add, that I have seen several for military officers say what is Israel is doing looks to them like Israel is not trying to truly contain the situation. In war, when you take a city, you control it then move on. By getting control, it prevents the enemy from circling back. Israel is not controlling, they're attacking, moving on, eventually Hamas returns to that area and Israel levels it again. What Israel is doing is not consistent with what armies do to prevent massive bloodletting.
Would also add, having been living in Korea and Japan for the last 26 years, Japanese news has been covering since the early 70s Israeli kidnappings of farmers on the southern border of Lebanon. These people are Christian and Moslem. The Israelis have, over the last half-century been accused of kidnapping thousands, most are never seen again. Some that are seen again, are found dead.