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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

"We hope the world hears us and knows that the people of Israel are not the government of Israel," said one protester.

Israelis protested on Saturday night, calling for a ceasefire and the resignation of hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Tens of thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv to demand that the government reach a deal with Hamas to secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. 

They also called for new elections, accusing Netanyahu of prolonging the conflict to keep himself in power.

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[-] VoilaChihuahua@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

I am curious to witness the mental gymnatics necessary to call these Israelis antisemitic...what absolute nonsense will need to be implemented this round?

[-] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[-] VoilaChihuahua@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

So you're saying Israelis protesting the genocide won't be called antisemitic while non Israelis still may and those doing the name calling don't realize their hypocrisy? Just trying to understand.

[-] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago

They don't get called antisemitic, they get called "self hating Jews".

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

I logged on after reading about the ceasefire, just to look for articles here, where the comments will inevitably say it's not enough and they're electing Trump bc they're so far left.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago

What does "left" have to do with it? Is it only leftists who object to genocide?

The number of voters dumb enough to switch from Biden to Trump is insignificant. What's going to happen is a whole lot of voters are just going to give up and stay home, and it won't have anything to do with how far left they are.

Just like every damn election, the left is telling the establishment how to attract voters, the establishment is ignoring the left, then the establishment will blame the left. The vast majority of those engaged enough to call themselves leftists are going to vote for Biden. It's the barely engaged working Americans who are going to check out.

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Ummm.. staying home not voting against Trump, is welcoming his election. You flip flopped on this comment from acknowledging the difference but in the end throw your hands up offering, "but that won't happen anyway, they'll vote Biden" .. I don't think they will, and staying home to do so is a .5 vote for red team. It's just the math of elections. Staying home with your vote is still not casting it for the not evil orange dictator

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

Gawd, it's exhausting how many people just lock into the bullshit frame of mainstream news.

Try to understand this please. Most Americans don't give a shit about left vs right politics. They give a shit about their kids, or the mortgage, or figuring out that issue that has there boss turning weird shades of purple.

The tiny sliver of Americans that are politically astuit enough to even realize that they are leftists are not what swings elections. This is exactly as dumb as the Republican delusion that it's poor brown people fucking them over.

It's the same tired bullshit every single damn election. Leftists tell the establishment how to rouse working Americans. The establishment ignores the left and loses. The establishment blames the left. Rince and repeat.

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