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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Turkey is an awkward mirror to Israel. They both have an an unrecognized ethnostate with a populace that is locked in perpetual guerilla war with each other.

Both are framed differently, though. The Kurds often get framed slightly more positive, as they were helping the western forces defeat Isis. And the Turks don't have the same grip on the International media that Israel have.

It's however a painful equivalent as if we choose to not call out Israel, we can't call out Turkey either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'll focus only on a few big points.
Turkey also bombs the SDF, which isn't considered a terrorist group by anyone (other than Turkey and Qatar maybe).

Even the PKK, which is the worst out of the Kurdish groups, only calls for an autonomous area in Turkey, and not for the annihalation of Turkey or for the death of all Turks.

The Kurds were oppressed and persecuted for a very long time under Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Their neighbours all want them gone or dead (although some would be fine "just" with forced assimilation), similarily to how they view / have viewed Israel and Jews.

Kurds barely get any support, even from the USA.
Hamas has the support of many states and groups all over the region.

I'd say these are quite different situations.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~Kurdish militants~~ PKK Terrorists

FTFY

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

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