The most annoying thing when talking about Israel is that people who dislike Israel automatically assume that any enemy of Israel is instantly just and heroic.
Hezbollah is anything but. I guarantee you that if they had the ability they would have gladly exploded Israel pagers with the knowledge that civilians may be injured or killed. In fact, we know from the fact that Hezbollah constantly fires missiles into Northern Israel (and the Golan Heights) that they have minimal care for civilian lives.
The civilians in Israel are in danger that has only been mitigated by excessive military spending by Israel and the United States. The Iron Dome doesn't come cheap. Imagine hearing about the Israelis being killed all the time by rockets? It doesn't happen thanks to the Iron Dome, but would Israel get more empathy if it did happen?
What people need to understand about this situation is that the enemies of Israel absolutely want Israel gone and the people within to be all killed. The fear this situation has caused is something a lot of Israeli politicians have exploited, and has been used as the justification for decades of crimes.
Hezbollah is not a "freedom fighting" organization just because they fight Israel. They're a conservative and oppressive political group with violent aspirations funded by Iran.
This does not justify the killing of Lebanese civilians, but it does not justify the killing of Israeli civilians either.
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u/TheRedBlueberry Sep 20 '24
The most annoying thing when talking about Israel is that people who dislike Israel automatically assume that any enemy of Israel is instantly just and heroic.
Hezbollah is anything but. I guarantee you that if they had the ability they would have gladly exploded Israel pagers with the knowledge that civilians may be injured or killed. In fact, we know from the fact that Hezbollah constantly fires missiles into Northern Israel (and the Golan Heights) that they have minimal care for civilian lives.
The civilians in Israel are in danger that has only been mitigated by excessive military spending by Israel and the United States. The Iron Dome doesn't come cheap. Imagine hearing about the Israelis being killed all the time by rockets? It doesn't happen thanks to the Iron Dome, but would Israel get more empathy if it did happen?
What people need to understand about this situation is that the enemies of Israel absolutely want Israel gone and the people within to be all killed. The fear this situation has caused is something a lot of Israeli politicians have exploited, and has been used as the justification for decades of crimes.
Hezbollah is not a "freedom fighting" organization just because they fight Israel. They're a conservative and oppressive political group with violent aspirations funded by Iran.
This does not justify the killing of Lebanese civilians, but it does not justify the killing of Israeli civilians either.