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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Israel was attacked, in 1949, in 1967 (there is some revisionist history that suggests Israel could have prevented '67 but it was still attacked) in 1972 and again 4 weeks ago, they didnt start any of these wars they just won them, apparently the only country in the world we expect to not fight back when they are attacked, the only country in the world we expect to give back land they have captured in wars they didn't start but won just happens to be Jewish, we dont expect this of any other country, just Israel.
Is this anti Semitism? I suspect it is even if most of the people that believe it aren't aware of it
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The assumption in your comment is that the only way to deal with extremist attacks is to attack back and kill greater numbers of 'the other side'.
But killing more of the other side just fuels hatred and a desire for retribution. It's a loop that perpetuates more violence, which further destabilizes the long-term security of Israel.
I know it would be very hard not to want retribution if I was in Israel and had lost a loved one. I hope I would have focused not on the past, but the future and how best to prevent atrocities like that from occuring.
There was an opportunity for Israel to handle this quite differently and build towards their long-term peace and security.
This still would have allowed Israel to get retribution by hyper-targeting Hamas leadership, but their sense of humanity would have gained respect from neighbours and led to a reduction in radicalization from the population in Gaza.
It would have required true leadership though, which is in short supply in most countries.
Ultimately, what's happening in Gaza feels like what happened in Irag, Afghanistan, Vietnam and more. Innocent civilians are killed, radicalization grows, all for what proves to be of no strategic or political value.