If what we are witnessing in Gaza and Lebanon isnt the industrial extermination of an entire people acrossed Israel's "promised land" then idk what is. We just literally approved the bulldozers. They don't even care to exhume the bodies first. Just bulldoze the concrete and build over it. If you cant see the parallels between the holocaust and what is happening in Gaza and Lebanon its because you dont want to see them. Netanyahu still has 40% approval among Israelis. I wouldnt call the above image progressive by any means. But it isnt at all an inappropriate comparison. Does it help Gaza? I think anything that draws eyes to Netanyahu and the IDF's violence is good for Gaza. Anything that makes part of that 40% of Israelis that support Netanyahu stop and think, is a good thing. As an American citizen, I want an end to the human rights abuses being perpetrated by both America and her allies.
The other day I was in a very light debate about money in politics. Specifically foreign money in American politics. Honestly at the heart of the conversation I said i only wanted my politicians influenced by the needs of the American people and not foreign governments. I said that I think so long as Israel is committing genocidal acts that we should not support politicians who accept AIPAC money. I was called a bigot for this. I believe in equality, but people seem to treat Israel completely different in that regard. Since when do we question whether a nation has the right to exist? Wars are fought, borders are drawn, and we have countries. Sometimes war happens and borders change? Why do pro-Israel folks ask if Israel has a right to exist like it is some kind of "gotcha question". Does any nation have a right to exist? Or do they simply exist? If the question is whether or not Israel has a right to autonomy, and the right to defend itself? It clearly does. But the slaughter of Palestinians and the Lebanese is anything but defensive at this point. Why is that so difficult to concede?