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Federal government moves to ban Nazi salute after spike in anti-Semitism, racism (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Key points:

  • The federal government has announced a plan to make it a criminal offence to perform the Nazi salute in Australia.
  • Meanwhile, hundreds of prominent Australians have signed a letter denouncing anti-Semitism and racism.
  • Jewish and Islamic groups say there has been a huge rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, it is easy to say - the fighting must stop, but consequences of this decision is easily seen - Hamas will stay in power, blockade of Gaza Strip will continue, there will be more attacks by Hamas in future, Israel will retaliate and Palestinians will continue to live in open prison with periodic bombing. It is intellectual dishonesty to call for war end and say “it is somebody else problem” to avoid what I have described above. If you do not have alternative solution then calling for war to stop does mean you calling for open prison and mass casualties in foreseeable future with no end in sight.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't need to come up with a solution, because it doesn't matter what the response actually is, only that committing war crimes cannot be an acceptable answer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If there are war crimes during this war, for sure they should be stopped. But you are advocating stopping the whole war with Hamas. For which you have to suggest alternative, or admit that you are OK with Palestinians to suffer further in open sky prison with periodic bombing as Israel will react on future Hamas attacks. There is no third option.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mass punishment of civilians is 100% a war crime.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

So is using human shield. But only one of these allegations is true. Do you really think if the goal of IDF was to mass-kill civilians, then they would be that ineffective?

And, by the way, you still avoiding acknowledging that you are OK with Palestinians living in open prison with periodic bombing for foreseeable future.