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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I can accept the argument that Israeli has the right to defend their way of life and people from violence.
But I can't accept the argument that Isreal holds no blame in creating an environment where a large group of people are hostile towards them.
That would be like the USA saying, gee why are ISIS so hostile against us, must be their religious propaganda, because we've never shown anyone in the region harm. Maybe the religious propaganda works because folks are already angry and want a channel it.
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The same thing can be said the other way around. Daily rocket attacks, frequent terrorist attacks, kidnappings, a charter in the neighboring government that explicitly says their objective is your eradication, etc., also contributes to the environment and Israel's response. Then on top of that, the October 7th attack.
There is so much talk about Israel's actions creating an environment for extremism and manufacturing future extremists, but it works both ways.