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Beastly Boy

(9,310 posts)
7. Really? Lebanon is ocupied by Israel?
Sat Aug 7, 2021, 09:56 AM
Aug 2021

Hamas is trying to liberate the palestinian people from zionist oppressors in the west bank by attacking civilians in Israel from Gaza? Iraq shooting rockets into Israel as a consequence of their invasion of Kuwait? Iran threatening Israel and financing Hamas and Hezbollah because of the Palestinian people? How is this fairing for the Palestinian people?

Get real. Historically, the Palestinian people have been used by various muslim powers for one of two reasons: to destabilize Israel or to use them as pawns in their own strategic and political interests. In some cases, both. No one in the Arab world is interested in the well being of the Palestinian people. The Palestinian people have been consistently sold out by their professed Muslim allies, starting with the war of 1948 and continuing to this day. And in an overwhelming number of instances, this happened for one of two reasons: either to destabilize and undermine Israel or in the struggle for strategic interests among themselves. Never in the interest of the Palestinian people.

And the bullshit propaganda meme of "zionist oppressors" is as meaningless as it is useful in deflecting from and obfuscating the wider and far more complex picture. Just as attacking Israel is useful for deflecting attention from the power struggle between regional Muslim powers.

An expected and predictable distraction. This has more to do with internal conflicts within Lebanon Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #1
The difference is that rockets launched from Lebanon can be considered an act of war. ripcord Aug 2021 #2
Rockets launched from Gaza was also an act of war. Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #3
Exactly. Always looking for the scapegoat oldsoftie Aug 2021 #4
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Agreed Socialism Now Aug 2021 #6
Ha, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2021 #8
Really? Lebanon is ocupied by Israel? Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #7
Israel still occupies Socialism Now Aug 2021 #9
Is this all you got? Only Hezbollah claims Shebaa, an abandoned farm, to be Lebanese territory. Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #10
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Wrong again. Kfarshouba is not occupied by Israel. Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #12
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The first time you were wrong when you called Sebaa farms Lebanese territory. Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #14
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You are deflecting. And it's not just my opinion, man. Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #16
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I appreciate the compliment, but I suspect Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #18
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In the context of your posts it makes no difference whatsoever. Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #20
Yes. There's also a term applicable to most people who Hortensis Aug 2021 #21
Bingo! Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #22
Interestingly, zionism's second meaning as a slur began with the Hortensis Aug 2021 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 2021 #23
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