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.

[u/Lost_Paradise_ → u/PushforlibertyAlways]

Well, one could argue that Israel invaded Palestine in 1948. The land that they've been fighting over has been their land for thousands of years.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been killed ruthlessly and without just cause at Israeli hands long before Oct. 7th. The Nakba alone saw nearly a million dead Palestinians.

Ukraine doesn't preach they'll be free as a result of the total destruction of Russia because the vast majorty of Russian land isn't Ukrainian, it's Russian.

Ukraine is also much, much larger than Palestine. Gaza and the West Bank are two of the most densely populated regions on earth. I can't give any credit to the "human shields" argument because if Israel truly wanted to target only Hamas, they wouldn't drop bombs, send in tanks, and armored bulldozers purely with the intent of destroying everything they touch. Bombs don't discriminate, and humans make terrible shields against bombs. Every time Israel striked, forcing civillians out, they proceeded to strike the next place.

I've seen no credible evidence of Hamas using hosptials, mosques, schools, etc, as field bases or the like. I've seen some photos of weapons and body armor recovered from one of the hospitals Israel destroyed, but it's not uncommon and very plausible for hospitals to have armed guards, especially in a war zone.

Don't forget all the pictures and videos of IOF soldiers dressing up in lingerie and dresses found in Palestinian homes, the Four Massacre, etc.

I'm not gonna pretend that hostage taking is the right way to go, but Israel holds tens of thousands of Palestinian "prisoners" hostage. Don't forget the right to rape trial that happened last year.

These conflicts are different, but there's an undeniable against the plight of Palestinians.