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[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this different than how Israel sees all Palestinians as Hamas? ... Because Israel has made it clear that it won't stop bombing Gaza until all of Hamas is dead and it looks like they won't believe they've done that until there's no beating hearts left on that side of the prison walls.

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

I mean, the only way to make sure nobody will try revenge is to exterminate everyone involved.

Realistically though, Netanjahu and his allies don't want peace, just like the rulers of Hamas (which are not even in Gaza, btw). They both profit way too much from the conflict, especially if it's just on slow boil.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

And they're not wrong. A settler displacing you is displacing you regardless of where they came from.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is this about people with dual citizenship or just tourists? There's a difference.

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Dual citizenship

[–] JeromeVancouver@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

I have read that many foreign workers were taken as well. Just people who came to Israel to make some money to send home to their family got caught up in this.

[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

even the 54 folks for thailand?

[–] 420stalin69@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It seems the true number was 18 after all, like Hamas was saying, and not 54 like Israel was saying.

https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40032323

Also Hamas has already reached an agreement with Thailand to release the Thai hostages but Israel is so far refusing to cooperate with their release.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2673106/hamas-ready-to-free-all-thais

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The IDF could say the leader of Hamas died of ligma and the average American would believe it at this point.

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago

Thai gov says 18, don't spread misinformation

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

so hamas is visually impaired?

[–] philpo@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, came here to ask that,too.

They are literally the poorest souls in that shitshow (and that does not mean any hostage deserved it, it's just a race to the bottom)- some underpaid farm hands, just trying to help their families get by, citiziens of a country which has little chance to pressure Hamas much while their death would mean a massive blow to israels economy (because it would lead to most Thais leaving very likely) and a small victory for the Hamas as the Thais are not well viewed upon by Palestinians as the jobs they now have had been done by them. From their point of view, Israel would have been unable to make obtaining work permits for Palestinians so much harder without the Thais willing to do the jobs.

[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago

They're not being paid to think - they're being paid to cause contention by any means necessary. Who's paying them?

[–] mojo@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago

Of course it's fucking old ass white guys