• WhatTrees@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    You’re still confusing the pretext with the actual reason. Hamas and the Zionists both say they are doing this for religious reasons, but the actual reasons are much more complex and almost entirely political and social. You’re buying into the propaganda from both sides of you really think the root of this catastrophe is religion.

    Hamas only exists because of the occupation and oppression caused by the state of Israel.

    • Pipoca@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Hamas, as mentioned, is an offshoot of the Muslim brotherhood. The Muslim brotherhood still exists in Egypt, despite Egypt not oppressing Muslims. Hamas might not have split off into a separate organization, but they’d basically still exist without Israel.

      More to the point, though, why Israel? Why did Jews want to establish a state in Israel? Are you really going to argue that had nothing to do with religion? The second intifada was literally caused by Ariel Sharon visiting the Al-Aqsa mosque. Clearly, that had nothing to do with religion either.

      I’m not saying that the conflict is purely religious. It’s a complex blend of religion and politics.

      Arguing that religion has nothing to do with it is ridiculous.

    • time_lord@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Christian zionists maybe, but Jewish zionists are doing this because hamas murdered Israeli civilians in a terrorist attack. Nothing religious about revenge.

    • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Groups against Jews have existed in the area before Israel and Palestine were established.

      People blissfully forget that when they believe defending yourself justifies all means.