▲ 435 ▼ Israel announces 'total' blockade on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by tryptaminev@feddit.de to c/world@lemmy.world 294 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edited title to match articles title.
[–] roo@lemmy.one 47 points 2 years ago (1 child) So, it's an unattended concentration camp, and they hope everyone dies there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago (1 child) Has been for decades... It's over 2 million in like 140 sq miles... They don't have their own police, don't get to vote (Israel won't let them have an election), aren't in control of their own utilities, don't have freedom of movement, and get treated as subhuman. And Israel wants everyone to believe there's no reason for Palestinians to hate Israel's government. Put people in those conditions and refuse to treat them as humans, and some of them are going to stop acting like humans. It's basically sociology and would happen to any population in those conditions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Hamas is who does not allow further elections in Gaza. Following the Fatah–Hamas conflict that started in 2006, Hamas formed a government ruling the Gaza Strip without elections. Gazan Prime Minister Haniyye announced in September 2012 the formation of a second Hamas government, also without elections. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Palestine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago (1 child) Has been for decades... It's over 2 million in like 140 sq miles... They don't have their own police, don't get to vote (Israel won't let them have an election), aren't in control of their own utilities, don't have freedom of movement, and get treated as subhuman. And Israel wants everyone to believe there's no reason for Palestinians to hate Israel's government. Put people in those conditions and refuse to treat them as humans, and some of them are going to stop acting like humans. It's basically sociology and would happen to any population in those conditions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Hamas is who does not allow further elections in Gaza. Following the Fatah–Hamas conflict that started in 2006, Hamas formed a government ruling the Gaza Strip without elections. Gazan Prime Minister Haniyye announced in September 2012 the formation of a second Hamas government, also without elections. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Palestine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Hamas is who does not allow further elections in Gaza. Following the Fatah–Hamas conflict that started in 2006, Hamas formed a government ruling the Gaza Strip without elections. Gazan Prime Minister Haniyye announced in September 2012 the formation of a second Hamas government, also without elections. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Palestine permalink fedilink source parent