A French hard-left MP sparked a political row Sunday by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which one senior minister said had "hints of anti-Semitism".In a post on X, Arfi branded Portes's comments "irresponsible" and accused him of "legitimising Hamas", the Palestinian militant group whose October 7 attacks on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
  • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 months ago

    If you agree with Israel, then they’re being unjustly accused of genocide while they defend themselves. That is something that needs to be talked about.

    If you don’t, then Israel is committing genocide, and that needs to be screamed from the roof tops.

    I mean, fuck SpaceCowboy, cause they’re defending a genocide, but they absolutely should be talking about it, based upon their professed beliefs.

    • rsuri@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      What if I agree with neither of them? What if I can’t avoid the thought that if either of them wanted peace, this conflict would’ve ended a long time ago? My criticism of both sides is the same. If either of them truly cared about the innocent on the other side to even 10% of the degree they care about their own, their actions would be completely different.