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We are using "stabilize" differently. I'm not saying that Gaza is going to become Monaco, I am saying that aid provides stabilization so the entire area doesn't blow up, which is a possibility even with these efforts.

It's not blown up now? How do you think the area would be less stable if no western aid had every gone to Gaza?

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We could have some actual examples soon in Lebanon.

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'm not saying that Gaza is going to become Monaco

That’s probably what the end game does look like in the minds of many Israelis.

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We could have some actual examples soon in Lebanon.

Is Lebanon starving too? I haven't heard anything about that.

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Is Lebanon starving too? I haven't heard anything about that.

There is a severe food crisis in Lebanon but given they can't causally link it to Israel they never talk about it

https://www.wfpusa.org/countries/lebanon/

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I mean the growing likelihood of significant fighting between Israel and Lebanon or even an all out war.

These things tie together.

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I mean the growing likelihood of significant fighting between Israel and Lebanon or even an all out war.

These things tie together.

According to the world food program RIGHT NOW 46% of Lebanon people are hungry (insufficient calories).

I am pretty sure that if war starts between Israel and Lebanon people will start claiming that half of Lebanon is being starved by Israel

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It's 1:40pm and I'm hungry right now.

But in all seriousness, yes 100,000 Lebanese families had their food needs met through UN food distribution in 2022, 100% p.a. inflation being one symptom/cause.

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Originally Posted by Luciom

There is a severe food crisis in Lebanon but given they can't causally link it to Israel they never talk about it

https://www.wfpusa.org/countries/lebanon/

I am pretty sure when the topic of Lebanon does occasionally come up, the usual suspects blame Israel and give PLO/Hezbollah a free pass. When you can pretty much draw a straight line from when the PLO came into the country and ran out all the Jews as for when things started going downhill.

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You don’t care about starving Palestinians do you?

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Only very marginally. I care far more about starving people in other countries, and it's not like I even think of them often.

Why do you think that is?

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Why do you think that is?

It's not because they are dark which is where you are going with this

My answer would be they continue to support a government that uses them as shields and wants to starve as a pr move
And also that even if i wanted to help them, hamas would steal the aid and use it to help destroy israel