A community for discussing events around the World
Rule 1: posts have the following requirements:
Rule 2: Do not copy the entire article into your post. The key points in 1-2 paragraphs is allowed (even encouraged!), but large segments of articles posted in the body will result in the post being removed. If you have to stop and think "Is this fair use?", it probably isn't. Archive links, especially the ones created on link submission, are absolutely allowed but those that avoid paywalls are not.
Rule 3: Opinions articles, or Articles based on misinformation/propaganda may be removed. Sources that have a Low or Very Low factual reporting rating or MBFC Credibility Rating may be removed.
Rule 4: Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, anti-religious, or ableist will be removed. “Ironic” prejudice is just prejudiced.
Posts and comments must abide by the lemmy.world terms of service UPDATED AS OF 10/19
Rule 5: Keep it civil. It's OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It's NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
Rule 6: Memes, spam, other low effort posting, reposts, misinformation, advocating violence, off-topic, trolling, offensive, regarding the moderators or meta in content may be removed at any time.
Rule 7: We didn't USED to need a rule about how many posts one could make in a day, then someone posted NINETEEN articles in a single day. Not comments, FULL ARTICLES. If you're posting more than say, 10 or so, consider going outside and touching grass. We reserve the right to limit over-posting so a single user does not dominate the front page.
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
News [email protected]
Politics [email protected]
World Politics [email protected]
For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/
Hey, remember when ISIS destroyed a shit tons of historical and cultural building when they terrorise iraq and we collectively condemn the action?
Yeah but these people are white and European so it's fine
these people are white and European
More than half of Israelis have Middle Eastern or North African heritage.
If you're transposing relatively binary American notions of race (invariably based on skin colour) on a conflict half way around the world, you're entirely out of your depth when it comes to Israeli politics and the current conflict.
Eg. Netenyahu may be 'white' but Likud and right wing voters are overwhelmingly of middle-eastern or north african heritage. IRC Ben-Gvir, the far right minister of National security, is of Iraqi and Kurdish origin.
Given your comment was upvoted significantly, that's a damning indictment on how uneducated people are here too and how outdated their views on Israel are. Seriously people, go read about Israeli politics. Tiktok videos aren't enough. Hell, here's a website which has been previously accused of being pro-Hamas/Muslim brotherhood:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-why-right-wing-mizrahi-vote-misunderstood
If you're transposing relatively binary American notions of race (invariably based on skin colour) on a conflict half way around the world, you're entirely out of your depth when it comes to Israeli politics and the current conflict.
Uh... That's not what they're doing; they're saying you can't deny the race factor in why Israeli lives are viewed as more important than Palestinian lives in the West, and especially in America. Keyword in the West; we're not talking about Israel itself here.
c/woosh
The entire israeli cabinet looks rather white though, or am I imagining things here?
Most recent "birthright" (no birthright for Palestinians amiright xD) immigration also seems to have come from America, specifically New York.
Oh, it's you again.
am I imagining things here?
Oh, no. I assume you're just being ignorant (again) and think some of them just have a bit of a tan. If you actually google them, you'll find plenty are also of middle-eastern or North African origin. Here's a few of them, I've included a few ministers who were active till 2023:
Uriel Menachem Buso is an Israeli politician who serves as Minister of Health .... His mother Heftziba is the daughter of the Moroccan-born Mayor
Amichai Chikli ... serves as the Minister of Diaspora Affairs and the Minister for Social Equality. ... Chikli was born in Jerusalem in 1981 to a Tunisian Jewish family.
May Golan ... is an Israeli politician and activist ... In 2023, a group of former Israeli ambassadors said they were “shocked” by the appointment of Golan as Israel's new women's advancement minister, saying that “Golan’s appointment is outrageous as she is a racist and divisive figure .... She is the child of a single Orthodox Jewish mother ... from Iraq
Shlomo Karhi ... is currently a member of the Knesset for Likud and serving as the Minister of Communications in the thirty-seventh government ... Karhi was born .... to mother Mazal and father Rabbi David Karhi, an Israeli-born Sabra of Tunisian Jewish heritage from Djerba
Makhlouf "Miki" Zohar ... currently serves as the Minister of Culture and Sports in the thirty-seventh government. ... His father Eli was an immigrant from Morocco and his mother Dina was from Tunisia.
David "Dudi" Amsalem ... previously held the posts of Minister of Communications ... His parents, Avraham and Sultana Amsalem, were immigrants from Morocco
Ofir Sofer ... is currently the Minister of Aliyah and Integration ... He is of Tunisian-Jewish descent.
Galit Distel-Atbaryan ... was formerly the Minister of Information. ... Distel-Atbaryan was born in Jerusalem to Iranian Jewish immigrants
Ya'akov Margi ... currently serves as the Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services. ... Margi was born in Rabat in Morocco and brought to Israel during Operation Yachin
Itamar Ben-Gvir ... is an Israeli lawyer and far-right extremist... who has served as the Minister of National Security since 2022 ... His father was born in Jerusalem to Iraqi Jewish immigrants. He worked at a gasoline company and dabbled in writing. His mother was a Kurdish Jewish immigrant
Yifat Shasha-Biton ... was appointed Minister of Education in June 2021 ... Yifat Shasha-Biton was born ... to Rachel, a nurse born in Morocco and Moshe David ... born in Iraq.
Don't bother responding.
You've embarassed yourself enough.
Is there a word for systematically destroying a culture? I swear it was just on the tip of my tongue.
Something something cide. Maybe someone should coin the term...🤔
Religion is a hell of a drug.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Its walls collapsed and its minaret cut short, Gaza’s Omari mosque remains standing but vastly diminished.
For the few Palestinians who remain, and the far greater number displaced and hoping to return, the culture and history has been reduced to memories.
The agency said it had received reports of damage to other sites but had not been able to verify them through the means available, mainly satellite imagery, because of the conflict.
Wissam Nassar, a photographer who covered several wars in Gaza but also documented its culture, said the damage to the Omari mosque and its surroundings had hit him personally due to the time he spent there.
Nassar, who now lives in Canada, said he remembers visiting the old city, including the now-destroyed Turkish baths, both as a photographer and in his personal life.
Israel aimed to destroy not only people but also stones, infrastructure and historical buildings, wanting to eradicate human life and cultural heritage.”
The original article contains 847 words, the summary contains 156 words. Saved 82%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!