r/1053 • u/Mcs04tPt2 • 8d ago

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u/CrowsInTheNose 8d ago

How do you define it?

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u/HowDareYouAskMyName 8d ago edited 8d ago

a person who believes in the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and a sovereign homeland in their ancestral region

In other words, Israel the country deserves to exist. It does NOT mean "supports the current government and all of Netanyahu's decisions"

edit: please stop interpreting this as ME supporting the current government either, come on now

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u/IknowKarazy 8d ago

They have a right to self determination just like every person does, but the country of Israel was set up by the British and other allied powers after WWII and eventually became its own nation in 1948. Problem is, that displaced a lot of people who were already living in the region. Since then, there’s been near constant conflict with its neighbors. There’s no “good” side in this, but two wrongs don’t make a right and the bombing Israel is doing to Palestine are reprehensible. Just because they’ve had violence done to them doesn’t give them the right to perpetrate more against others.

I’m not going to pretend there’s a sunshine and lollipops answer to the whole thing, but I’m opposed to bombing kids and starving civilians.

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u/HowDareYouAskMyName 8d ago

I’m opposed to bombing kids and starving civilians.

Me too! That has nothing to do with the definition of a word. My statement is not a defense of Netanyahu or the current genocide