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gulliver

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10. It's sort of the opposite of ethnic cleansing, right?
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:57 PM
Apr 28

If you warn the people you are not against (non-combatant Gazans in this case) to leave an area, isn't that different in some way from telling the people you are against to leave an area? The latter is "ethnic cleansing." The former just isn't.

I'm 100% behind Israel's right to defend itself against current and future threats (as I've made clear). I consider the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7th an attack against Israel, the United States, and humanity.

Netanyahu is a worthless asshole in my book. I still remember his manipulations of U.S. politics in the Trump years. He's bad for Israel and the United States. I'm against playing into his hands all the time by using ineffective rhetorical maneuvers. Using the phrases "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" against Israel is music to Netanyahu's ears. It's a rhetorical foul and foolish at best.

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