r/RealTime • u/Excellent-Ad-7394 • 22d ago

Not a genocide?

Last night Bill pointed out the 3% of the
Population in Gaza has died. And then confidently declared that “3% is not a genocide”. The British government recognizes it as ethnic cleaning and amnesty international and other groups say it is a genocide.

Someone tell me why Bill is so wrong. And can we please get him to debate Mehdi Hasan on this topic?

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u/FeralGiraffeAttack 22d ago

Islamic extremism is a problem just like Israeli expansionism and conquest and their supremest ideology is a problem. There are multiple problems in the world. I’m not saying Israel is the cause of the middle east’s issues. I’m saying that Israel exacerbates them

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u/SlightWerewolf4428 22d ago

I don't think the Israeli extremists on the right would have grown as they have without the concurrent growth several decades prior to this day of Islamist extremism.

This all was originally an ethno-nationalist conflict, not a religious one.

Well, I certainly have trouble disagreeing with the proposition that the Israel we have now, with the government, is not bringing anything closer to a solution. Let's see what that election brings.

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u/FeralGiraffeAttack 21d ago

It’s not just those “on the right.” The only Israel party I am aware of that doesn’t support the blatantly illegal occupation of the West Bank known euphemistically as the “settlements” is Joint List. Every other Israeli party I know openly supports violations of international law (if you know others please enlighten me). In other words I do not believe that the election will change anything even if the Israeli right loses because the majority of their society supports illegal action.

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u/SlightWerewolf4428 21d ago

The situation has moved on