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Originally Posted by Victor
if you are to believe the liberal sentiment about Ukraine, then consistency would dictate you support the Palestinians with billions in weaponry and aid.
See I understand why you believe that. But zoom out.
Israel has always been the little guy in the region. The massively outnumbered (by the Muslim green). The one people are trying to extinct.
The recent construct of this even smaller marginalized group isn't inaccurate, but it also isn't the final word in the story. The bigger picture is still the notion that in that massive map, they are the only country trying not to be self-determined by Muslims. And in that sense it's perfectly consistent to want their survival, and to back it. That a smaller group has been growing around that over the last few decades doesn't invalidate that big picture.
Liken this to the attitude some black leaders have had about the meteoric rise of 2SLGBTQ+ issues. There are many circumstances where that smaller group comes first in some bizarro (lack of) power pecking order. But the black issues are just as real. Israel's issues here, are just as real. They are the OG minority in the region.
16 million Jews in the world. There aren't many groups smaller, or more historically persecuted pound for pound.
Last edited by rafiki; 10-09-2023 at 12:42 PM.