For the time being, the Mitsotakis regime in Greece blames Russia for the rising cost of living, despite the fact that Greece was handed by him to a string of monopolies and cartels where members of his cadre and close family work.
Asthonishingly? Not really given the fact it was greatly populated by Jews which survived the holocaust and it was surrounded from the beginning by enemy states, which only had one wish - put if off the map completely.
Recent world events -- notably Covid and its aftermath and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with its consequent disruption in grain and energy supplies to Europe and elsewhere -- have caused imposed inflationary pressures on all economies. Both the US and Europe have experienced high inflation as a consequence, which was only to be expected. They're all in the process of recovering, or not, depending on how their different economies work and how their different governments and central banks have responded.
I know all that. But Greece is even worse, because the government has chosen this circumstance to give certain cartels completely free rein to push prices way above EU average. Yes, there was inflation due to Covid and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but this was exacerbated here by corruption.
The Nakba doesn't really make Israel's neighbours feel at ease having them around. Neither do the actions of terror groups like Irgun and the Lehi Gang.
We were already at that point, but it seems you only tend do remember what is supporting your POV.
So, ethnic cleansing is basically justified simply because the "wrong people" (the "browns") don't want half their land taken away from them, especially when they haven't been asked about it. As was, I suppose, the genocide against the Native Americans who chose to go to war against the white settlers...
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That ship has sailed for a long time. Israel does not trust Hamas nor the people of Gaza strip in general and has no reason to do so. Even more so, as long as Hamas founding charter is as it is.
Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established
The comments by Khalil al-Hayya came amid a stalemate in months of cease-fire talks.
And now what? Even if you don't care about this, the 9.5 million people of Israel won't vanish over night or move elsewhere just because of that, of which around 2 million are Palestines by the way, as well the 4.8 million Palestines living in the Palestinian territories will neither.
You're also forgetting that calling a violent action "response to terrorism" does not make it less genocidal. See Darfur (which Israel used as an excuse), Myanmar, or China's persecution of the Uyghurs: all these ethnic persecutions were started under the same pretext. So, enough with the "terrorist" excuse.
More or less, yes. The Palestinians have been 'othered' out of relevance & sympathy for them reduced as much as possible by massive Israeli hasbara operations. If you think this is an exaggeration, just remember Biden said this:
Both sides are lying. And while there are no beheaded babies it does not change the fact that enough people were indeed killed by Hamas at 07/10/2023, and that they've captured 253 hostages as well.
Yes, this is true. However, the narrative is that Israel is simply defending itself against Hamas when they wipe out tens of thousands of civilians. Hamas is evil and does need to be eradicated, but what Israel is doing is far worse now. If you question what they are doing, you are anti-semitic or you don't support Israel. Supporting the Palestineans right to self determination and to not be slaughtered by the IDF under the guise of "shit happens" is not anti-semitic. It is recognizing that Netanyahu and company are out of fucking control.
I wouldn't say no one cares. Israel absolutely deserves security and freedom. So does Palestine. There is revisionism on all sides. However, you are right that enough is enough. The world cannot stand by and let Israel run roughshod anymore.
I do agree with that that Netanyahu totally went overboard with his reaction to 07/10/2023. As I mentioned earlier the thing is that to achieve peace both sides must learn to trust each other enough. Hopefully the successor of Netanyahu gets elected soon and is able to start initiate that painful process.
