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Comment by fortran77

1 day ago

The "Palestinian" movement _invented_ airplane hijacking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_hijackings_an...

So yes, the FBI will get involved in this case. In this context it is something to worry about.

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fortran77

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root-parent  1 day ago

Biased much? You could have used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_hijacking

That says:

"Airplane hijackings have occurred since the early days of flight. ...Pre-1929, 1929–1957, 1958–1979, 1980–2000, and 2001–present."

"...Between 1958 and 1967, there were approximately 40 hijackings worldwide..According to the FAA, in the 1960s, there were 100 attempts of hijackings involving U.S. aircraft: 77 successful and 23 unsuccessful....

"..In a five-year period (1968–1972) the world experienced 326 hijack attempts, or one every 5.6 days.."

And your conclusion is "Palestinian" movement (that you wrote between quotes)...invented airplane hijacking?

elzbardico  1 day ago

Which is kind of ironic, considering modern terrorism was basically an invention of the Zionist movement in Palestine.

  • basilgohar  21 hours ago

    It's also completely false because they cited only Palestine-related hijackings, and not the parent article that goes back far further and proves they're lying.

lostlogin  21 hours ago

> In this context it is something to worry about.

Would you really be worried if someone said or wrote that near you in any context?

Short of them holding a weapon, this is baffling.

HN is generally absolutist when it comes to ‘freedom of speech’, and I don’t agree with having no limits, but in this instance it’s some overly sensitive overreaching BS.

Cyph0n  1 day ago

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  • hluska  1 day ago

    > so-called “Israel”

    What’s with the ‘so-called’? That’s what the country is called. Israel. But I’m not sure that you’re aware but there was a really big one 25 years ago this coming September. Maybe you heard of it?

    • Cyph0n  1 day ago

      u/fortran77 used the phrase so-called “Palestinian” movement (slightly edited since), so I simply responded with the same rhetoric :)

      Of course, I somehow doubt that you would have a similarly strong reaction when Palestine is erased.

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