Syria attempted to invade Israel asking for a fight. It's tertitory is used by Hezbollah to launch attacks on Israel. It's quite a different situation from the war in Ukraine.
Everyone who ever waged war since the dawn of time though they are justified or entitled to do it.
Russia invaded Ukraine to defend endangered Russian minorities. Israel pounds tens of thousands of civilians that they were already treating inhumanely into dust to defend against terrorists. US blew up villages in Asia or weddings in the Middle East to defend democracy. Germany plunged Europe into war to defend the dream of the third Reich.
It's "only" a matter of painting yourself as a victim or as a defender of what's right. Even a robber will justify breaking into your home or killing your family by the need to feed their family.
But to address your point head on, there is absolutely no way the war Israel waged on Palestine for decades, killing more acutely these days, is about any reasonably justifiable defense more than the Holocaust was in defense. It's just one more step into implementing the extremist views that the current Israeli leadership always had. But if you have enough money and ignorant enough audience the world is your oyster.
Did you read on? You may have put as much effort into understanding what I wrote as you put in the reply. Do you genuinely think the answer is "no" just for that first example or that's just where you stopped reading because you knew better anyway?
I'll spare you the additional effort. The answer is actually "no" for every single one on that list. None of those wars were/are just but that never stopped any of the aggressors from painting themselves as defenders of some fair and just ideal.
Russia unambiguously occupies territory in Ukraine, starting the Ukrainian conflict.
Israel is unambiguously occupying PA territory.
While the matter of PA might be controversial, Israel is unambigously occupying Syrian territory - that is, the Golan Heights.
as is the United States :)
Syria attempted to invade Israel asking for a fight. It's tertitory is used by Hezbollah to launch attacks on Israel. It's quite a different situation from the war in Ukraine.
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Everyone who ever waged war since the dawn of time though they are justified or entitled to do it.
Russia invaded Ukraine to defend endangered Russian minorities. Israel pounds tens of thousands of civilians that they were already treating inhumanely into dust to defend against terrorists. US blew up villages in Asia or weddings in the Middle East to defend democracy. Germany plunged Europe into war to defend the dream of the third Reich.
It's "only" a matter of painting yourself as a victim or as a defender of what's right. Even a robber will justify breaking into your home or killing your family by the need to feed their family.
But to address your point head on, there is absolutely no way the war Israel waged on Palestine for decades, killing more acutely these days, is about any reasonably justifiable defense more than the Holocaust was in defense. It's just one more step into implementing the extremist views that the current Israeli leadership always had. But if you have enough money and ignorant enough audience the world is your oyster.
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> Russia invaded Ukraine to defend endangered Russian minorities.
No.
Did you read on? You may have put as much effort into understanding what I wrote as you put in the reply. Do you genuinely think the answer is "no" just for that first example or that's just where you stopped reading because you knew better anyway?
I'll spare you the additional effort. The answer is actually "no" for every single one on that list. None of those wars were/are just but that never stopped any of the aggressors from painting themselves as defenders of some fair and just ideal.
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