Israel/Palestine

TBF

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50. What do you think would be an appropriate way

Sun May 17, 2026, 04:05 PM

22 hrs ago

for Israel to respond to "perceived" threats? Such as when a music festival is shot up, along with surrounding kibbutzim. If I lived there, I think I would "perceive" a threat when my family/neighbors were massacred.

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I don't understand why people are just blind to Israeli terrorism and instead focus on just Muslim terrorism. [View all] Eko Yesterday OP

Lucky enough to meet a couple of multigraincracker Yesterday #1

Ditto malaise Yesterday #2

The propaganda portrays Israel is "the good guys" and Muslims as "the bad guys" Orrex Yesterday #3

Yes Israel has controlled the narrative here and elsewhere for a long time FakeNoose Yesterday #8

Do you know any Jewish people? yardwork Yesterday #11

Yes we have many Jewish groups in Pittsburgh and I have several friends and neighbors of the Jewish faith FakeNoose Yesterday #36

So you are accusing your Jewish friends and neighbors of the following? yardwork Yesterday #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Biophilic Yesterday #47

Where are you seeing that? yardwork Yesterday #9

Just out of curiosity... Orrex Yesterday #21

Good question. I rarely use the AI results, but here goes... yardwork Yesterday #23

We need to be careful not to conflate Jews as a people with the state of Israel Orrex Yesterday #29

I was responding to your post above. yardwork Yesterday #31

Ah yes--you did respond. My bad. Orrex Yesterday #35

You have not. yardwork Yesterday #37

I'm sorry that you don't care to engage with the subject seriously Orrex Yesterday #38

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Oh staaahp, you relentless flirt! Orrex 6 hrs ago #64

I would rather not be banned jfz9580m 5 hrs ago #65

I admire the courage of your convictions, willing to stand by your totally level-headed statements Orrex 5 hrs ago #67

Nice weather we are having where I live.nt jfz9580m 4 hrs ago #68

Thank you and an excellent response. Biophilic Yesterday #39

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And a lovely good morning to you as well? Orrex 6 hrs ago #63

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Muslims: Bad press since The Crusades no_hypocrisy Yesterday #4

Well, those and that little "conversion by the sword" thing. ColoringFool Yesterday #5

What gets overlooked Old Crank Yesterday #6

The Christian Crusaders butchered both Jews and Muslims. yardwork Yesterday #12

And a lot of other Christians Old Crank 19 hrs ago #58

Not to mention a lot of women, pagans, so-called witches. yardwork 7 hrs ago #62

THIS!!!!!!! eom BlueMTexpat Yesterday #13

"Conversion by the sword" is a misconception/trope used against Muslims since the Middle Ages. AloeVera Yesterday #16

Islamic people developed most of what we think of as modern advances. yardwork Yesterday #22

I believe there is still a tremendous amount of guilt about what happened in WWII. Biophilic Yesterday #7

it didnt start w ww2. mopinko Yesterday #19

What didn't start with WWII? Biophilic Yesterday #24

attacks on jews. mopinko Yesterday #28

It's interesting, isn't it. yardwork Yesterday #32

yup. mopinko Yesterday #33

Oh, good grief, no. Like a couple of millennium. Biophilic 23 hrs ago #49

it mystifies me, too. mopinko 22 hrs ago #52

All I can do is agree with you. It's honestly a mystery. And Christianity never looks good. Biophilic 21 hrs ago #53

Most of what you've written here is inaccurate. yardwork Yesterday #25

As I stated in my post these are the myths I grew up with. Myths! Not truths. Biophilic Yesterday #43

So you don't agree with what you wrote above? yardwork Yesterday #45

Many decades of conditioning, propaganda and manipulation have brought us here. OGBuzz Yesterday #10

You can say that again. yardwork Yesterday #14

You're saying it becase you imagine that it serves your agenda. Orrex Yesterday #41

Seems like every country needs to have a focal point to hate BeneteauBum Yesterday #15

Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors. yardwork Yesterday #17

Basically I agree with you BeneteauBum Yesterday #40

I agree with this post. yardwork Yesterday #46

For them, the end justifies the means. AloeVera Yesterday #18

Are you quoting Hamas? yardwork Yesterday #20

You can't just "disagree" with a genocide. AloeVera Yesterday #42

I think that you and I have different personalities. yardwork Yesterday #48

Don't be too sure of that! AloeVera 22 hrs ago #51

Not everyone BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #26

Its also American terrorism SSJVegeta Yesterday #27

Bigotry, willful ignorance, cognitive dissonance, disingenuousness, motivated reasoning, etc. RockRaven Yesterday #30

"Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors." J_William_Ryan Yesterday #34

What do you think would be an appropriate way TBF 22 hrs ago #50

Before the massacre, thousands of Palestinians were being held w/o charges, questionseverything 21 hrs ago #54

Nice evasion but I'm curious - who started the fire? TBF 21 hrs ago #55

so u believe everything u read in the nyt now? mopinko 20 hrs ago #56

There are pictures, there's victim testimony, there's ashamed Isreal guards testimony questionseverything 19 hrs ago #57

Nothing will be enough. AloeVera 17 hrs ago #59