Israel/Hamas War Superthread

[Belsnickel]

(04-16-2024, 07:12 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Neither do I.  What I find laughable is the assertion that a majority of Muslim nations issues (people btw, not the government) with Israel isn't that they are Jews.  Modern history is replete with examples of Islamic extremism, from single person actions like what just occurred in Australia, to groups like Boko Haram, to larger groups like Al Qaeda, to government sized groups like ISIS, the Taliban and, largest of all, Iran.  There is literally no equivalence to the Jewish faith in this regard, and no equivalence to Christianity in anything remotely like the same time frame.

I know it hurts certain people to admit the obvious, but there will never be peace in the Middle East until Islamic extremism is rendered a tiny minority, and this will have to be done by their fellow Muslims.  Pretending that conflict in that region is motivated more by anything other than that is a glib distraction.

I disagree with the bold. There is a long history of Jews and Muslims living as neighbors without issue. They fought together against Christian invaders during the Crusades. What changed? Western meddling in the region that displaced many and drew borders without true consideration of the people of the region. This doesn't mean there isn't just some straight up Jew-hating in the mix, but I think that your viewpoint on this is a gross oversimplification.