The point JI was talking about is relevant to those saying that there has been genocide against Palestinians for years, going back to 1948. I think it’s a strong rebuttal of that, given the Palestinian population has increased over the years despite claims of ‘genocide’ since 1948 from some quarters.
What is going on is terrible, of course it is. The problem is that some (and for the avoidance of doubt, I am not referring to anyone on this board here) are trying to make this some extra special case, when it is not dissimilar to the situations in Syria, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and so many other warzones, so the idea that this is genocide and the others not doesn’t come from any kind of balanced perspective. Just because the loss of life is a tragedy, it doesn’t mean we should just fling accusations around and use emotion to attack anyone calling for a bit more nuance. For one, I don’t think it’s particularly good to be demoting the victims in Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, Myanmar, Sudan etc to of lesser importance when their loss of life is just as bad and the situations they have experienced are not dissimilar to Palestinians.
I find your post to be “right team, wrong team” as much as anything to do with religion, to be honest. Just provocations and no attempt to understand different perspectives.
