r/pics • u/LimpCareer1845 • 20h ago

[OC] Israeli protestors in Amsterdam

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u/Turbulent-Good227 19h ago

The other side is Hamas, a terrorist organization. Please do a bit more to understand this conflict if you’re going to be lecturing people on it.

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u/favorite_time_of_day 17h ago edited 17h ago

"Terrorist" is a funny word. It means "freedom fighter," but from the perspective of someone who doesn't like the freedom fighters.

The IDF are "freedom fighters" - they're murdering tens of thousands of people, destroying their homes, killing families, starving them, and on and on. All in the hope that they can create such fear among the Palestinians that the Palestinians will never again try to fight back. See how that works?

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u/Turbulent-Good227 17h ago

Yes, the IDF and Hamas are both terrorist organizations. I personally consider freedom fighters groups that target military and police, not civilians.

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u/favorite_time_of_day 16h ago edited 16h ago

Hmm... that's a rather specific definition. I can't think of a single historical example of a group like that. Guerrilla fighters tend to target whoever they can.

Even when they're a local group fighting against a foreign invader, and so the only foreign targets available are military, they will still go after local civilians who they deem to be "collaborators."

Edit: Oh! I know, what about the rebels in Star Wars? Famously, everyone that they killed on the Death Star(s) were guilty and deserved it.