• BabyWah@lemmy.world
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    There’s a reason that Egypt will not take them in and I understand and respect that. No hard feelings there.

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      “Hey stop bombing Gaza, they are not all terrorists!”

      “Giving civilians refuge? But they are all terrorists!”

      The duality of Palestine.

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      The reason is that they’re assholes. They claim that they can’t do it because there’s no assurance of return and because they’re worried about Hamas. Sorry, those are not reasons to ignore a humanitarian crisis at your border.

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          Then Egypt needs to eliminate the threat of Hamas in their country.

          Oh - that’s not possible without collateral damage since the absolute love using civilians as human shields? Better not take them in and let Israel take the blame…

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          I’d hope Egypt would then work together with Israel on disarming Hamas on Egyptian soil.

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          Are you saying they shouldn’t take in refugees just in case Hamas attacks from Egypt because it might result in an Israeli response? Because you could make that same argument about Ukrainians fleeing to Poland. They might secretly be backing Russia. What if they launch attacks against Ukraine from Polish soil?

          EDIT: I’m sorry, you can downvote me all you like, but this is a bullshit excuse to stop taking in people who are facing a genocide. Egypt sees a genocide happening on their border and, instead of letting refugees in, they say, “why can’t Europe take care of it?” I’m sorry, it’s bullshit. They’re complicit in this genocide. They aren’t the cause- the cause is Israel- but they’re complicit. They’re letting Gazans die.

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            Alright, let me ask this question. Why does Hamas exist in Palestine? Did Palestine take any steps to remove or eliminate Hamas before this war broke out?

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              What relevance does that have to Egypt refusing to help refugees fleeing from a genocide? Should no one take in Gazan refugees?

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                Because if the government of Palestine and the people of Palestine were willingly housing a known terrorist organization, I might be hesitant to let them through my country as well.

                Or would you let Russians from either the occupied Luhansk or Donetsk oblast stay with you?

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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                  Well it’s either be terrified of letting terrorists into your country or be complicit in a genocide. Personally, I would say ‘don’t be complicit in genocide.’ You apparently would say the opposite.

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                    Because it’s so simple for you eh? You are a disingenuous, bad faith actor. You know as well as I do that you would never allow your family or friends to be put at risk for either Israel or Gaza, so stop acting like you have the high moral ground here.

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              Why does Hamas exist in Palestine?

              At least partially because Israel saw it as beneficial.

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              Did Palestine take any steps to remove or eliminate Hamas before this war broke out?

              With, let me guess, weapons Israel gave them to do it?

              Seriously how do you expect people to get rid of a theocratic dictatorship, without external help, in the situation that Gaza is in.

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        Forced displacement of a people *is a war crime" and given the Nakba it’s not such a bad idea to not give this to Israel. We’ve played this game before in 1948 and did any refugee from that era get to ever return home? Nope.

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          So Egypt can’t take them because it would allow Israel to commit a war crime by displacing them, but Egypt thinks Europe should take them

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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          Okay, then what should Gazans do, stay put and die? Because unless they’re either staying put or somehow getting into Israel, Egypt sounds like their only option. Except Egypt won’t allow it.

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            Gazans and double nationals are as we speak now at the Rafah crossing and no government was able to get them out.

            What they should do is get aid and a ceasefire and an end to the blockade. There is nothing you can expect from a group of civilians dying every day under bombing. There is nothing they as a group “should do” other than try to survive and not be forced out of their homeland.

            Even if they get to leave, their lives will still be shit. Once a refugee forever a refugee.

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              So you’re basically saying Gazans should stay put and hope that there’s peace before they’re murdered. I see.

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                I’m saying that if Gazans move now, it’s one extra tragedy they don’t need to fucking deal with. Gazans are in this now because Israel is killing them and destroying their homes, and yet on top of that they have to also take all their shit and leave, which can only be done with great difficulty already, not to mention Israel made sure to displace 1m+ people already in the past two weeks?

                You can mold this statement to whatever form you want that makes you feel better.

                Every single thing Gazans are going through now is with Israel literally pulling the trigger and making the decision. I read today that one Hamas official was killed. I wondered if it was worth it? 5kcivilians dead, thousands missing, almost half of the dead are children, people buried in mass graves… was it worth killing one single Hamas fighter for this many civilians? Was it worth making a new holocaust? Was it worth committing genocide? And Israel’s “only solution” with their infinite power and technology and foreign support was to bomb the shit out of them, breaking their bones under their own destroyed homes? Fuck this.

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                  There are three things Gazans can do: Flee through Israel (never going to happen), flee through Egypt (all Egypt has to do is say yes), or stay put and die.

                  You are repeatedly suggesting they should stay put and die.

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                    Actually what I’m repeatedly suggesting is that Israel stop fucking bombing them.

                    Israel’s genocidal. Get over it.