This Palestinian Says Refugee Camps Are Military Camps, Actually Believe him. At least, believe that he believes it.

"Many anti-Zionists try to excuse violent Palestinian rhetoric by pretending it’s all a big misunderstanding....No no, Abu Rabee says outright. Jabalia is not a place of civilians. It has a military mindset, of always resisting, never rebuilding, never moving on."

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Musings: The Utilitarianism of (Certain) Genocides (of Jews) Some anti-Israel folks – let’s call them the Do-Gooders – have been applying a certain shorthand to determine which side is “the bad guy” in the Gaza conflict – namely, the disparity in death toll.

"By the logic of the Do-Gooders, Jews would only be in the moral right if they killed in no more than a 1:1 ratio....The Do-Gooders would applaud the Jews for this upstanding morality, before realizing that none are left and moving on."

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Callousness and Compassion “Am Yisrael Chai” is a phrase that means “The people of Israel live.”

"Anti-Zionists claim the moral high ground, but all too often the mask slips and we see not only how one-sided they are, but how much joy they take in bullying their opponent."

Musings: The Politics of Dead People Pictures Let me tell you about some fairly unusual life experience I possess.

"There was always someone behind the camera – someone who filmed these children in distress, not comforting them, and then sharing one of the worst moments of their life with the world."

Well said. Pinkwashing, greenwashing…no, while other countries get to have a diverse set of policies and interests, and do good because it’s right/their people voted for it, Israel clearly always does everything because of Palestine 🙄

Balanced On Israel? Tell Me One Nice Thing It Does Not balanced on Israel? Still curious.

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Balanced On Israel? Tell Me One Nice Thing It Does Not balanced on Israel? Still curious.

"Pro-Hamasniks will always see the dark side: They’re ethnically cleansing! Sometimes they bomb in the safe zones! They’re 'exploiting Gaza needs'!

Really? Israel can’t even give its own food away without being criticized?"

The “As a Jew” Jew The one who can totally excuse all your "anti-Zionism"

"Perhaps there’s something I’m missing, but even with a celebration of the vibrant diversity of Jewish thought, I don’t think someone who cheers the deaths of most of the world’s Jews should be considered an exemplary Jew."

Musings: The Israel-Only Definition (IOD) Essential vocab for our age.

"Calling something an IOD draws attention to the fact that people define these words and may do so for their own ends....It says in three syllables, 'I disagree with your characterization, and here’s why.'"

Is It Healthy To Interpret Everything In Your Life Through The Lens Of Gaza? I'm sure our brains love this sort of thing.

"I do not think this Tiktoker devoting all her being to Gaza has shortened the war by a single second....All it’s done is make this person feel like her own pain isn’t important. And that seems wrong to me."

Musings: The Crusader Effect It's not just medieval.

"No matter how the Crusader effect manifests, the result is the same: zealots get lazy and attack locally, and none of their efforts actually affect their distant concern."

Hamas and their Demon Lord To whom do they sacrifice?

"Unfortunately for Hamas...they have only one winning strategy left: sacrifice to the demon lord. And that demon lord, ladies and gentleman, has been us."

The Neighborhood Bully And a nice ole' lady.

"Interesting framing, that. 'Iran has not invaded…Israel has attacked.' Why aren’t we comparing apples to apples? Come to think of it, we’re leaving out the bananas entirely."

Who would you rather be: a Jew under Hitler or a Gazan under Israel? A real tough one.

"In a real genocide, the victim has no way of stopping their suffering — their existence is ultimately what irks their slaughterers. With Gaza, the Palestinians can easily end their suffering by committing to end their own violence against the Jews" xmarksthejewhater.substack.com/p/who-would-...

Hi Bluesky! This is a crosspost for my Substack. Trying out this "marketing" thing.