Policies and direct funding
They've openly bragged about funding Hamas in order to keep the Palestinian population divided and prevent any kind of formal government from forming.
Hamas and Likud/Netanyahu need each other to stay in power. Without them, the people in the region may actually move towards peace.
I agree with that Hamas needs to go, and with the general idea in this article, but we could use a better source for the story
In what seems like the slightest of signs that the BBC has decided to veer away from its near-constant anti-Israeli narrative, it conducted an interview with [...]
What even...
This one is weird because source selection is important, like how hard we should work to limit public funding going to cartels that are causing legitimate harms in those communities.
Sometimes it's more expensive to source the substances ethically, but it's worth doing. I'm sure there are also groups trying to take advantage of these programs for their own gain.
Cartels don't like progress either, they profit off the violence and addiction
Ah I think I misunderstood which part of the comment the /s was referring to, not sure why
That's my bad, I guess I can't read
How about we don't bomb things based on ideology, even if the ideology is atheism...
It's a bit ironic to call out the issues with organized religion, and then go "I'm ok with bombing the buildings of those I consider 'other' "
More than that, the focus is on a Leader and administration that is opposed by the majority of Israeli people
Yes that's true, bad wording on my part when trying to talk about how much things should actually cost
This shouldn't be a controversial take either. Even WITHIN Israel, the majority of Israeli's want Netanyahu and his administration gone. There were massive protests over months over the years of corruption. There are criminal charges filed against him and his family. Right now after the attacks, there are widespread calls for his resignation and an investigation into why the response to the initial attacks were so bad.
Given all that, it doesn't make sense for any world leader to continue to support his administration. Especially if countries are meant to be allies of the Israeli people.
What about now after thousands of people have been killed in bombings, is now a good time to call timeout or do we wait another round?
A ceasefire goes both ways, and it stops more innocent people from dying on any side. This weird "oh they should be able to get some revenge" line is so fucking stupid and it's surprising that officials and news anchors are repeating it.
That's the thing
Hamas is awful for putting military installations near civilian infrastructure, and the Israeli military is awful for bombing indiscriminately despite their advanced military tech and resources.
We don't need to pick one or the other