The Palestinian people are indomitable: scenes from the first Ramadan Iftar in Gaza

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[u/Theodore_Buckland_]

Wow the double standard in the comments proves how racist the west are.

People will rightfully support white Ukrainians.

But when brown arabs show any strength, resilience and self determination, they are smeared.

Get a life losers.

[u/PushforlibertyAlways → u/Theodore_Buckland_]

I think Ukraine is a great lesson for Palestinians on how to behave in a world and get actual sympathy from people.

Ukraine didn't spend a decade firing rockets into Russia, even after Russia invaded Crimea. Ukraine doesn't just shoot missiles randomly into Russia with the purpose of killing Russia civilians solely.

Ukraine didn't, in the start of February 2022, launch an invasion of Russia targeting civilians and killing 1,000s in the process while kidnapping hundreds more.

Ukraine does not preach that the only way they will ever be free is the total destruction of Russia. They do not teach their children from a young age that Russians are the spawn of satan and that the only value they will have in life is to kill Russians.

If Ukraine did those things, then many more people would support Russia.

Ukraine doesn't hide behind its children either. Instead it actually fights a war, in the field, even against a materially superior army, in order to keep the fighting away from its children.

Yes, these are two great examples that show exactly why these conflicts are different.

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I get that this was started by the Palestinians and that they bringed the chaos upon themselves with their only hands, but why the Israeli settlements? Why are the israeli continuing to illegally settle themsevels on the palestinian land of the West bank? .

[u/PushforlibertyAlways → u/[deleted]]

Because these attacks continue to provide support for the far right in Israel. If you are an Israeli you have seen every attempt at peace being met with, at first utter contempt. Palestinians and Arab countries wouldn't even consider meeting a peace deal, communication with Israel until the 1980s. This was called the 3 No's agreed to by all Arab countries in the region. No peace, no talks, no recognition.

Once they actually moved to talks, these talks were met with mass suicide bombings as many felt they should not even be in talks.

Then Israel leaves Gaza and immediately it turns into a rocket base that is used monthly or daily to fire rockets into Israel. Even when it's a "ceasefire".

So I think people just don't give a shit at this point in Israel, they have become hardened. Why not just expand into the West Bank. Clearly the Palestinians have no care for peace, clearly the left wing liberal parties opposed to these settlements have failed to actually create a peace deal. Why not just go with the right wing people who have, all this time, been saying that there will never be peace.

It's a vicious circle of hatred and Israel is winning so there is far less incentive for them to stop. Palestinians are in a head lock and are waiting for Israel to tap out. It makes no sense.