NoneOfUrBusiness

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I doubt it since this is a pretty clear cut defamation lawsuit.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -1 points 1 month ago

Taxes. They don't pay as much as they should, but you can't operate without paying taxes at all and more-money-than-you-should-get is still better than no money.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago

Has any news of her suing come out yet?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It undermines a two-state solution because that would require the Arab nationalists to accept the state of Israel and, more importantly, stop attacking it.

Before that Israel needs to accept that Palestine exists and stop robbing them of their right to self-determination (and, you know, not getting genocided). Israel has shown many times they have no intention of ever doing that, so how do you expect the resistance to accept them? Palestinians don't accept Israel because Israel in its current state is unacceptable and has no intention to change, simple as that. The last real chance for change was Rabin and you know how that ended. From that it was all one big farce.

If you want to know what I mean by Israel in its current state, well they should at least consider the idea of not making settlements and lifting the blockade before serious talks can start. Not saying they should do both of these things before any negotiations can begin, but when the response to "can you not build settlements/lift the blockade" is "no go to hell" there's not much to negotiate. This makes civil resistance impossible and therefore armed resistance the only method of resistance, hence Hamas's actions and Hezbollah's support.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I mean its main purpose is settler colonialism and Apartheid, but for that purpose you need some genocide in the mix so maybe???

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

So this question has two answers depending on the details. If British people came and did everything Jews did in the Middle East and history went in generally the same way, then yeah organizations like Hezbollah or Hamas would exist in pretty much the same way, and in that Hezbollah case they'd have probably organized Jewish volunteers to fight against British occupation (referring to their multiethnic volunteer force). This premise is of course historically unrealistic for many reasons, but it better captures the spirit of the question.

Now for the more historically plausible answer: If the Brits came and created a non-setter colony like they usually do, there'd of course be resistance that would start peaceful and turn armed, but it wouldn't be with the same intensity as what we see in Palestine and Lebanon today because Britain was in general a much milder colonizer than Israel is. The only place where the British did anything comparable to what Israel is doing was Ireland and you know what the Irish did about that.

Is it an anti Jewish organisation or an anti colonial organisation?

Like most paramilitary organizations in the region it's both, because Middle Eastern people generally don't think much beyond Jew = Zionist = enemy, but they're much more fundamentally an anti-colonial organization. The anti-Jewish part comes on later as the result of faulty reasoning. I mean let's face it, who even has the free time on their hands to create a paramilitary on par with a small nation's military because they hate Jews? Seeing people who happen to be Jews raping and murdering your period, pillaging and stealing your land and generally commiting atrocities is a much better motivator. This goes for Palestinian paramilitary organizations too, but for Hezbollah specifically remember that—while they've evolved a lot beyond their initial stage—their mandate was and still is to protect Lebanese land from aggression.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 18 points 1 month ago

You've got that the other way around. You can't copyright AI generated pictures, but pictures created by AI can still be taken down as violations of copyright law.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Name recognition and privacy are also positives though.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

It says that 81% support current Israeli actions - as viewed by Israelis who very much do not believe there is a genocide going on there.

They're definitely aware of the situation in Gaza (and now the West Bank) to a degree, though with a healthy dose of propaganda; they just don't consider it genocide.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (7 children)

First, it takes heat off Gaza and the West Bank, especially if the conflict escalates further. Second,

I'd say that it just further discredits the call for a two-state solution

how so? Discredits the call for a two state solution according to who and for what reason?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Oh shit I meant worse, not better. Worse for Lebanon, better for Palestine.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 17 points 1 month ago

Man forgetting that Palestinians are one of the most educated people in the world.

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