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Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office (news.un.org)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I understand it's easy to blame Hamas and the Palestinian resistance for Israel's disproportionate and genocidal response, but the second Nakba was long coming.

[June, 2022] How threats of a second Nakba went mainstream https://www.972mag.com/second-nakba-mainstream-israeli-right/

[May, 2023] Why Israel's leaders call for 'Second Nakba' https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-israels-leaders-call-for-second-nakba

[Aug, 2023] Why Palestinians Could Be Facing Another Nakba https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestine-second-nakba/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Additionally worth remembering that the normalization process was nearing its conclusion by October, Israel was well on the path to buying off all of its neighbors and achieving total regional cooperation in the next Nakba.