Israel/Palestine thread
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Discuss my fellow 2+2ers..
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Hezbollah is is not targeting civilians
In the event Hezbollah does not stop, Israel will look way better and will have more support for going into Lebanon.
Perhaps they regard them as allies of the Israeli gov in the same way that the latter regards Gazans as allies of Hamas; after all they probably have family members in the IDF.
All this **** cuts both ways.
Rockets are being launched in proximity to civilian areas, resulting in the evacuation of residents. I am not engaging in a discussion about war crimes, but merely presenting factual information, sir.
I just feel the context is important. Hezbollah thus far has been very disciplined at targeting military installations and avoiding civilian casualties. the IDF in Southern Lebanon cannot say the same.
People that send money to Hamas are supporting terrorism ya?
No.
So what then
What is the confusion?
Are people that send money to IDF supporting terrorism/ genocide?
No, of course not.
The narrative is they are doing it to pressure Israel to leave Gaza. But Israel has demonstrated there is nothing Hezbollah could do that would impact their Gaza plans. All they are accomplishing is initiating hostilities between Israel/Lebanon.
So IF Hezbollah was attacking Israel to pressure them to leave Gaza, Hezbollah should accept they have completely failed, and adjust accordingly.
Of course the truth is Hezbollah is just an Iranian proxy; and Iran is willing to use any pretext to create chaos in the Arab world, to strengthen their own relative position.
