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[–] DerisionConsulting 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Death of civilians is without a doubt horrible and unacceptable," Thomson wrote in response to one of his colleagues. "However, inciting genocide by dehumanizing Palestinians is also unacceptable."

Correct.

[–] skozzii 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everyone fiercely picking a side needs to realize both sides have done horrible stuff.

You can either pick Hamas or Isreal, or there is a third choice , humanity - where both are wrong and we need to help everyone in this conflict.

[–] whoisearth 7 points 2 years ago

Agree 100% but there is a huuuuge power imbalance here that needs to be taken into account. As a Palestinian man said on the radio a couple of nights ago on CBC "I want to talk but first you need to take your boot off my neck"