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Israel/Palestine

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17. The word is the point.

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:41 AM

Jul 23

As much as calling Israelis Nazis, colonists, white racists, etc. The offensiveness and dehumanisation is the point.

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There has never been a plausible case of Israeli genocide. [View all] OilemFirchen Jul 21 OP

Gaza surfered Jul 21 #1

Dresden OilemFirchen Jul 21 #2

It's the proportionality of the tragedy that is troubling. surfered Jul 21 #4

No it's not. OilemFirchen Jul 21 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Dayenu Jul 21 #3

I'm not sure if or how you would like for me to reply. OilemFirchen Jul 21 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Dayenu Jul 21 #8

Yeah, we're good. OilemFirchen Jul 21 #11

The word is the point. aranthus Jul 23 #17

Yet it's the issue here. OilemFirchen Jul 21 #10

How about Amalek ?? Israeli Jul 22 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Dayenu Jul 23 #16

Im an atheist Israeli Jul 24 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Dayenu Jul 24 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Dayenu Jul 23 #15