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The thing about the "Israel wants Trump" argumemt is that I think what wants even more than is to not have a be seen to lose reelection for supporting Israel.

And I don't say that as some kind of checkmate, just a consideration I haven't seen brought up before.

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I'm so fed up with mods falling for the "holocaust inversion" bullshit, I'm going to start reporting all apologist posts as "supporting violent ideologies."

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Indiana University's "Liberation Commencement" was a celebration of the students' brave commitment to fighting powerful institutions and their involvement in challenging Zionism and the Palestinian genocide.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/a-tale-of-two-commencements-how-gaza-solidarity-encampments-are-changing-the-way-we-see-university-education/


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yes, because of , the political ideology that has a right to Palestine.

Israel has illegal settlements in the .That is an invasion because it is illegal.

The fact that has no free access to the outside world (no international maritime port, no air space/airport, endless checkpoints) amounts to invasion in the form of

Israel is a US-funded nuclear outpost: that is an invasion of Palestine.

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/ Haaretz v Ynet

This is roughly how mainstream Israeli media whitewashes IDF’s war crimes. If you start with Hamas militants targeted, any atrocity that follows will be acceptable to the Israeli ear.

Haaretz: dozens dead in an Israeli strike at a camp; IDF: we attacked Hamas militants

Ynet: IDF eliminated senior Hamas commanders; Palestinians (claim): tents set a blaze (nothing to do with the attack on a densely populated refugee camp, presumably), 28 dead

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Nighttime scene of a massive fire in a refugee compound, with silhouettes of people in the foreground. Hebrew text overlay details the event.

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[cont'd] Israel's Media Silence: Fear of Exposing National Joy Over Gaza Suffering [Prof.
Dmitry Shumsky]

So why is Israeli media coverage of the war on Gaza so biased, focusing solely on the Israeli narrative while downplaying the suffering of Palestinian civilians? Here's another perspective on the disturbing complicity of Israeli media in the on going massacre in Gaza:

[translation of key paragraphs from the article:]

[...] "Israelis do not acknowledge that before the murderous attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, the Palestinians lived under oppressive conditions and a denial of basic human and national rights by Israel (it should be emphasized: this in no way justifies or normalizes the brutality of Hamas on October 7). Most Israelis are convinced that the Israeli-Palestinian situation prior to October 7 was normal and even understandable from the Palestinian perspective. In their eyes, the occupation, not to mention apartheid, are inventions of anti-Semites; and in fact, they believe that the Palestinians living beyond the Green Line (another invention of Israel-haters) live reasonably well, certainly compared to their Arab brothers in Syria, Iraq, and every other Arab country, except for the oil and gas producing nations. In Gaza, Israelis believe, the Palestinians even had a state in every respect. And yet, despite all this, they chose a deadly, treacherous, and forced campaign of terror."

[...] "Against the backdrop of this distorted reality perception, it's no wonder that the Israeli national anger towards the Gazan Palestinians, the Israeli indifference to their suffering, and especially the sense of national joy, sometimes suppressed and sometimes bursting forth, in the face of fragmented information about the scope of the destruction and killing in Gaza – a joy that is evident to anyone who lends an ear to the whispers of the Israeli public on the street – are the main and total characteristics of the Israeli view of the current war."

[...] "In light of all this, it would not be far-fetched to assume that the refusal to direct the Israeli media spotlight towards the civilian victims of the IDF's pointless strategic campaign in Gaza stems, in part, from the fear of shaping public opinion in Israel, lest it arouse overly explicit and intense feelings of joy and celebration among the broader Israeli public. This would certainly not contribute to improving Israel's already tarnished image in the world."

[*] Prof. Dmitry Shumsky is Israel Goldstein Chair in the History of Zionism and the New Yishuv at the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, and Director of the Bernard Cherrick Center for the study of Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel at the Hebrew University.

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[cont'd] Israel's Media Silence: Fear of Exposing National Joy Over Gaza Suffering [Prof.
Dmitry Shumsky]

So why is Israeli media coverage of the war on Gaza so biased, focusing solely on the Israeli narrative while downplaying the suffering of Palestinian civilians? Here's another perspective on the disturbing complicity of Israeli media in the on going massacre in Gaza:

[translation of key paragraphs from the article:]

[...] "Apparently, as many critics of the Israeli media believe, the avoidance of presenting the enormous dimensions of the killing and suffering of the civilian population in Gaza stems from the fear that exposing Israelis to these horrific images could shake their faith in the sacred morality of the IDF and lead to doubts about its combat policies - which could harm national morale during wartime."

[...] "Israelis do not acknowledge that before the murderous attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, the Palestinians lived under oppressive conditions and a denial of basic human and national rights by Israel (it should be emphasized: this in no way justifies or normalizes the brutality of Hamas on October 7). Most Israelis are convinced that the Israeli-Palestinian situation prior to October 7 was normal and even understandable from the Palestinian perspective. In their eyes, the occupation, not to mention apartheid, are inventions of anti-Semites; and in fact, they believe that the Palestinians living beyond the Green Line (another invention of Israel-haters) live reasonably well, certainly compared to their Arab brothers in Syria, Iraq, and every other Arab country, except for the oil and gas producing nations. In Gaza, Israelis believe, the Palestinians even had a state in every respect. And yet, despite all this, they chose a deadly, treacherous, and forced campaign of terror."

[...] "Against the backdrop of this distorted reality perception, it's no wonder that the Israeli national anger towards the Gazan Palestinians, the Israeli indifference to their suffering, and especially the sense of national joy, sometimes suppressed and sometimes bursting forth, in the face of fragmented information about the scope of the destruction and killing in Gaza – a joy that is evident to anyone who lends an ear to the whispers of the Israeli public on the street – are the main and total characteristics of the Israeli view of the current war."

[...] "In light of all this, it would not be far-fetched to assume that the refusal to direct the Israeli media spotlight towards the civilian victims of the IDF's pointless strategic campaign in Gaza stems, in part, from the fear of shaping public opinion in Israel, lest it arouse overly explicit and intense feelings of joy and celebration among the broader Israeli public. This would certainly not contribute to improving Israel's already tarnished image in the world."

[*] Prof. Dmitry Shumsky is Israel Goldstein Chair in the History of Zionism and the New Yishuv at the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, and Director of the Bernard Cherrick Center for the study of Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel at the Hebrew University.

[Hebrew] https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-06-01/ty-article-opinion/.premium/0000018f-c90b-d801-a3ef-f90b18010000 or
https://archive.md/w0HAK

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It's probably best not to trust any Israeli voices on the state of things in or . Even this Israeli "scholar," who admits that Israelis are almost unanimously pro-genocide, is pushing the "sexual violence" lie about Oct. 7.

https://theconversation.com/most-israelis-dislike-netanyahu-but-support-the-war-in-gaza-an-israeli-scholar-explains-whats-driving-public-opinion-230046

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Occupied West Bank / Canada sanctions four Israelis over violence

[…] "The rise in violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank is deeply troubling and poses significant risks to peace and security in the region," Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in the statement.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-sanctions-four-israelis-over-west-bank-violence-2024-05-16/

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A US Department of the Interior staffer has become the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest of support for Israel’s .

Lily Greenberg Call, a special assistant to the chief of staff, accuses of using Jews to justify US policy.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-first-jewish-biden-appointee-publicly-resigns-over-us-support-of-israel-amid-gaza-war

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