Comment by polygamous_bat
2 years ago
>> Or will you start splitting hairs, "Oh it's not due to the law, probably a coincidence haha".
> Nothing to do with the nation state law (which to be clear is a stupid mistake), as far as I can tell it’s not even mentioned in the article.
LOL.
A silly mistake, surely, to codify apartheid into law, teehee. And then one thing leads to another, and people somehow end up being discriminated. Completely unrelated, though! Could happen to any of us if we’re not careful!
I am not claiming Israel is ideal, it certainly isn't. The nakba was a real event too. There are plenty of jewish extremists.
I am simply pointing out that decrying Israel as an ethno-state while giving Arab countries a free pass on that, or even denying their mass expulsions and appropriation of property happened at all, is absurd.
First of all, Israel is being criticized because their war is partly being bankrolled by US congress. North Korea also gets up to all sorts of monkey business but at least that bill is not on US tax payers.
Second of all, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
Who's funding what is certainly a relevant issue, but not what we're discussing in this comment thread.
It's not whataboutism because I am in no way using Arab countries behaviour to justify, distract or change the subject from anything done by Israel or Jewish extremists, which I have recognised and criticised. I am pointing out obviously false claims, blatant hypocrisy, and arguing that illegal and immoral behaviours on both sides should be condemned.