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Australia outraged by death of aid worker in Israeli air strike (www.channelnewsasia.com)

submitted 5 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] gastationsushi@lemmy.world 84 points 5 months ago

She was killed. The IDF fired three separate missiles and each one hit a vehicle in the convoy.

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 41 points 5 months ago

They said at first it was unintentional, I would ask them how many missiles were fired because if they didn't aim was that precise misfires.

Israel is going to be a toxic country no one will want to deal with for decades after this is over.

[-] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 44 points 5 months ago

You underestimate how much the US values their genocide army base

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

And how effective Zionist lobbying is in the West

[+] Tyfud@lemmy.world -8 points 5 months ago

Right. Like, let's not kid ourselves. This conflict is due to religion, as is the core of the US support for Israel.

[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Settler colonialism and imperialism weren't a religion last time I checked

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Manifest destiny suggests otherwise.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Exactly this.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Other way around. What drives those two things and is used to control the masses while it happens telling them that it's their divine right to settle the west?

Manifest Destiny is something you should probably check into if you truly believe what you wrote.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

It's due to Zionism.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

The US isn’t even close to primarily being Jewish. Judaism is 2% of the USA.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Religious apologists downvoting and PMing me how wrong I am haha. I guess they'd rather keep kidding themselves then.

Like, for those downvoting me because you don't like what I said, doesn't change the fact that it is correct. I'm not saying that just to be a dick. What's happening over there is entirely due to religious influences and control warping people's minds from childhood to think there's some supernatural forces or divine guidance that gives them the "OK" to genocide another group, no matter the cost in casualties.

That's coming from a place of zealotry and extremism that is driven by millennia of religion. And the people in the US that continue to support Israel are no better. They're all calling themselves Zionists. It's the belief that in order for the end days of their scripture/teachings to come to pass, requires "God's chosen" (aka the Jewish population of the world), to reclaim their "lost sacred religious lands", which is Israel and Palestine.

Once the Israelites do that, then a bunch of stuff in the New Testament supposedly comes to pass, specifically Revelations, which is the key signifier for the end times.

It's why all the crazies are coming out of the woodwork to support Israel along with the "non-crazies".

The truth is they share a common insanely crazy belief, which is zionism, and it's pretty fucked up.

[-] gimpchrist@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if Israel tried to do what they do to Palestine, to the rest of the world, at some point

[-] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 55 points 5 months ago

That's great. Are they actually going to do anything about it?

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 27 points 5 months ago

It's a mistake you see. There's nothing the government can do you see.

[-] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

They're going to send a letter full of angry emojis with the next weapon shipments.

[-] atk007@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago

Which Australia? Cuz I just saw a compilation of Australian TV hosts and politicians saying Israel is only killing terrorists, and there is no genocide.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 8 points 5 months ago

Were they on Sky News? Nobody watches that.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 points 5 months ago

Murdoch?

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I forget free-to-air is still around. Is it still reality shows, D-grade celebrities and hosts telling us what they read online this week, all filled in with ads like it was way back in the 2000s?

[-] DingoBilly@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

It's honestly terrible that thousands of Palestinians can die and noone gives a fuck, but 1 Australian and all of a sudden Australia is outraged. I say this as an Australian as well.