u/markko

The point Aceticon is making is that it doesn't really matter who the US president is when Israel is concerned.

Would you be saying the same thing if it was Russia "offering" for Ukrainians to just leave their home?

More importantly, where do you think those 2 million people should go? Who will house and feed them? Israel sure hasn't offered to do it.

Do you have any idea how hard it actually is to leave even for those who want to?

The US electoral system is utterly fucked. At least voting for a third-party in Aus can make some sort of difference.

This spring marks the highest rate of military conscription that Russia has seen in 14 years. In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree ordering 160,000 men aged 18 to 30 to be called up.

According to Ukraine's Eastern Human Rights Group (EHRG), at least 300 people from the **occupied territories** were conscripted into the Russian army in fall 2024

"After their training, many conscripts are sent to the front upon signing a contract with the Russian army," Lysianskyi says. This decision is sometimes voluntary, but often made under duress due to a lack of alternatives, he adds.

https://www.dw.com/en/how-russia-recruits-troops-in-occupied-ukrainian-territories/a-72289013

Russian authorities continue to conscript Ukrainian civilians in occupied areas or otherwise try to forcibly enlist them, including those in detention, into the Russian military

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/russia-forces-ukrainians-occupied-areas-military

"She explained that it was in a military camp, and that I would be like a caretaker with tasks like cleaning and cooking..."

But once in Russia, Samuel was in for a surprise. Instead of cooking utensils and cleaning products, he was given a Kalashnikov – which he accepted very reluctantly.

Samuel found himself in uniform without knowing exactly who he was fighting for, or in which unit. "The contracts they made us sign are doctored. We don't have a copy of the document, so we don't get the salary we were supposed to. Apparently, the Russian commander who made us sign gets part of it back, so it's a whole chain."

https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250117-african-troops-forced-to-ukraine-frontlines-while-russians-stay-in-camp

They don't all want to be there...

All your crops are belong to us

Giving The Guardian the benefit of the doubt: because they took time to verify its authenticity before reporting on it.

More likely reason: urgency and **_BREAKING NEWS_** gets more clicks.

Nothing in that explains why the majority of the population would have favourable views of Israel. There are several things that would appear to support the opposite actually, such as the Nigerian government arresting and deporting the Israeli film crew.

Upgrading from "died" to "killed" is so brave of The Guardian though

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One of the few big companies that seems to have some morals (Ben & Jerry's, _not_ Unilever).

They even sued Unilever last year because Unilever silenced them expressing support for Palestinian refugees.

I hadn't even considered this aspect of it. I had always thought it would simply be a good thing, but I guess some people will try to exploit anything for money unless there are appropriate safeguards in place. Fuck capitalism.

It really reads like he's just concerned about the backlash and future implications for Israel on the world stage.

There's no apology and no admission of the true devastation or intent, for example:

I do not share the opinion of former Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon, who said that Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing.

He does not acknowledge the fact that the entire country seems to be pro-genocide, instead placing the blame solely on the current government.

Even though he mentions some of their illegal actions, he still has lots of positive things to say about the "brave" Israeli soldiers.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes

At this point? This was part of their founding ideology.

But a very reliable source told me that the IDF does not target hospitals??!???!?

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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant nearly 6 months ago. They must have thought their actions were pretty clear evidence of their crimes.

Albo himself is fairly progressive, but has been pushed further to the right by Labor.

Labor's policies over time have become increasingly more conservative. Yes, they still have some progressive policies, but all of the things you've listed are a direct response to one issue that a lot of voters are struggling with - cost of living.

Telling people that they'll be more financially secure is a no-brainer for any political party, regardless of ideology.

For more on Labor's shift to the right:

https://socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/labor-partys-shift-to-right/

Early Zionists even openly acknowledged that the only way for them to escape persecution was to persecute and expel the inhabitants of Palestine.

And it doesn't change the fact that Israel and Zionists still the Holocaust as an excuse for their actions.

Why are links to this trash website even allowed

The destruction of Gaza would have resulted in new Hamas recruits several times the number of this little protest.