A grim poll shows most Jewish Israelis support expelling Gazans. It's brutal – and true
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Archive article: https://archive.ph/LJPiZ

A new survey showing that 82 percent of Jewish Israelis support the expulsion of Gazans was met with disbelief among those who stubbornly believe that the extremists are outliers. But these trends are as consistent as they are shocking

  • Tetragrade@leminal.spaceEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Israel won’t stop fighting upon gaining the historical borders of Israel & Judah. That was never the final goal, it’s just the current justification.

    The Israeli state is sort of doomed to be in a constant ethno-religious war with its neighbours, because-

    1. the Israeli state is full of fascists.
    2. Most of its neighbours have islamic fundamentalist governments, or otherwise have authoritarian power structures that will have to bend to the religious right in times of crisis.

    This means that Israel presently relies on an external backer for its security (the US). Its number one policy goal is to change that fact. As a fascist regime, it’s only really got one tool, which is to invade its enemies and engage in settler-colonialism (google Greater Israel). Like it’s doing in Gaza. The fringe ultra-right in Israel are already calling to annex Lebanon, to “eliminate Hezbollah”.

    This is also doomed to fail and cause even more misery.

    • taladar@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      This means that Israel presently relies on an external backer for its security (the US).

      Makes you wonder if Israel is trying to grab as much land as possible and eliminate as many people who might have competing claims on that land as possible before the US collapses economically (and with that their giant military budget) now that Donald Trump is doing his best to make that a reality.

    • RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      Most of its neighbours have islamic fundamentalist governments,

      This is false

      or otherwise have authoritarian power structures that will have to bend to the religious right in times of crisis

      this is mostly true but they tend to be anti-Islamist

      • Tetragrade@leminal.spaceEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Yeah I think there are some issues with my analysis, esp my understanding of the relationship between the Egyptian & Syrian govt, and their nations’ islamic fundamentalists. Neighbours isn’t the best way to frame it, but, regional opponents? Chiefly: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran & Arabia (though the Saudis have a sort of dual character, since they have to appease the west).