A much happier ending than I expected.

I’m guessing this is what you’re talking about?

Not quite Wolfenstein, but this already exists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fursan_al-Aqsa:_The_Knights_of_the_Al-Aqsa_Mosque

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany

Money comes first

Non-expert opinion: it’s dangerous.

I think

I’m not going to argue about what @CluckN@sh.itjust.works meant, but it seemed pretty clear to me that the problem is all of the countries who aren’t doing anything.

I don’t think the previous comment was directed at the commission.

The world has been watching the genocide for nearly 2 years now and no meaningful action has been taken to stop it by any country.

I think the point that was being made is that the UN appears to be completely powerless as long as the US continues to back Israel (and still has veto power in the security council).

Only 86%? Clearly there’s a lot of doubt among these genocide scholars. It would be rash to stop the bombing of hospitals and civilians and to allow food and aid to enter. The last functional hospital in southern Gaza that was recently bombed might still have a Hamas inside.

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What I meant was the difference in who was targeted. My understanding, which could be wrong, is that specific groups (and more specifically, their leaders) were primarily targeted by the operations carried out back then, whereas today they are also detaining/deporting etc people who genuinely have no offenses or ties to such groups. Even Trump supporters and their family members are being persecuted. I think it’s these seemingly indiscriminate actions that make the average person less willing to take a stand, especially if they don’t feel as though they’ve been affected badly enough yet to risk sticking their neck out.

In any case it’s a terrifying and truly fucked situation.

I don’t know that the suppression by the government during those protests was anything like what is going on today though. The government has been detaining regular protestors alongside movement leaders/organisers to scare people into thinking that nobody is safe. The Trump administration has even been targeting people for deportation based on the fucking Canary Mission.

Another big difference is the fact that many of the protestors back then were at risk of being directly affected via the draft, whereas the impact of the Palestinian genocide on the majority of Americans is minimal to nonexistent.

The bulk of your post is probably the reason why consumption goals aren’t given - it’s not going to be the same for everyone.

Anyone who only eats 1 steak per year is unlikely to see a general statement like “reduce your red meat consumption” and think “oh no, I’m eating too much red meat”, because they are likely well aware of how much the average person eats compared to them.

This spring marks the highest rate of military conscription that Russia has seen in 14 years. In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree ordering 160,000 men aged 18 to 30 to be called up.

According to Ukraine’s Eastern Human Rights Group (EHRG), at least 300 people from the occupied territories were conscripted into the Russian army in fall 2024

“After their training, many conscripts are sent to the front upon signing a contract with the Russian army,” Lysianskyi says. This decision is sometimes voluntary, but often made under duress due to a lack of alternatives, he adds.

https://www.dw.com/en/how-russia-recruits-troops-in-occupied-ukrainian-territories/a-72289013

Russian authorities continue to conscript Ukrainian civilians in occupied areas or otherwise try to forcibly enlist them, including those in detention, into the Russian military

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/russia-forces-ukrainians-occupied-areas-military

“She explained that it was in a military camp, and that I would be like a caretaker with tasks like cleaning and cooking…”

But once in Russia, Samuel was in for a surprise. Instead of cooking utensils and cleaning products, he was given a Kalashnikov – which he accepted very reluctantly.

Samuel found himself in uniform without knowing exactly who he was fighting for, or in which unit. “The contracts they made us sign are doctored. We don’t have a copy of the document, so we don’t get the salary we were supposed to. Apparently, the Russian commander who made us sign gets part of it back, so it’s a whole chain.”

https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250117-african-troops-forced-to-ukraine-frontlines-while-russians-stay-in-camp

They don’t all want to be there…

All your crops are belong to us

Giving The Guardian the benefit of the doubt: because they took time to verify its authenticity before reporting on it.

More likely reason: urgency and BREAKING NEWS gets more clicks.

Nothing in that explains why the majority of the population would have favourable views of Israel. There are several things that would appear to support the opposite actually, such as the Nigerian government arresting and deporting the Israeli film crew.

Upgrading from “died” to “killed” is so brave of The Guardian though

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One of the few big companies that seems to have some morals (Ben & Jerry’s, not Unilever).

They even sued Unilever last year because Unilever silenced them expressing support for Palestinian refugees.