Comment by Zealotux
2 days ago
The israeli ambassador in France should already have been kicked out a while ago for a myriad of reasons, I'm ashamed my country is so spineless.
2 days ago
The israeli ambassador in France should already have been kicked out a while ago for a myriad of reasons, I'm ashamed my country is so spineless.
Europeans couldn't even get Israel out of a silly pop song contest, so it seems a bit hopeless to expect any actual political action.
Israel literally owns that contest. By what reasoning could the EU force the owner of a silly song contest to exclude their own country?
They don’t own the contest, an Israeli company sponsors Eurovision.
I suspect the song on Israeli participation is not over yet, but that’s a side tangent.
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well they did it against russia RTnews and even today russian players are treated like trash in Europe. just look at tennis for instance.
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>Excluding Israeli citizens from it hurts their moderates more than it hurts the hardliners.
Nah, it hurts their public image and thus hardliners. Like similar actions against South Africa did.
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Rogue states will attack Western democracy. It's a tale as old as... Well, actually, in the past few years, this one has done more on that front than all the others combined.
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You do realize French did administer Lebanon? All of those things led to that hot mess of a region.
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~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_P...
Hamas, not so much.
Which countries ?
A Dutch commentator said something incredibly profound that stuck with me: Israel is a Middle Eastern country instead of an outpost of European civilization.
I wonder what makes Europeans think Israel is an outpost of European civilization - just the skin tone? Lol.
Israel has always been a country trying to coopt the culture of its Arab neighbors. They've tried to claim shawarmas, falafel and hummus, dishes that are quintessentially Arabic, as their own.
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Interesting idea, considering that the European civilization tried to exterminate the Jews in Europe not so long ago.
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