Google removes app that helps people boycott pro-Israel companies
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NoThanks was temporarily suspended from the Google Play app store due to a line in its description speaking about Israel.

Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies::NoThanks was temporarily suspended from the Google Play app store due to a line in its description speaking about Israel.

  • OtakuAltairEnglish
    176·
    1 year ago

    Reactionary thinking like this is what lets colonizers and settlers continue to do what they’re doing even in the modern day. A war 1400 years ago does not justify colonizing and slaughtering natives right now. Surely you can see how fucked up that is?

    Theodor Herzl, founder of Zionism, knew this, and did not mince his words. He was simply racist, and saw it as bringing ‘civilization’ to barbarians as did the rest of Europe when they were colonizing and enslaving Africa and Asia:

    “We should there form a portion of a rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of civilization as opposed to barbarism. We should as a neutral State remain in contact with all Europe, which would have to guarantee our existence.” Source [II]

    That is exactly what’s happening right now. All for European and US military and economic interests in the region.

    • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      812·
      1 year ago

      Great, then we agree, Hamas killing innocents is in no way justified. Most of Gaza is under 18 years old. Not only were they not alive for the events of 1949, their parents most likely were not either.

      Where did I say I support settlers?

      • OtakuAltairEnglish
        146·
        1 year ago

        Not only were they not alive for the events of 1949, their parents most likely were not either.

        You realize Gaza has been an open-air prison ever since, right? And you’re trying to use the decreased life expectancy in Gaza from Israeli oppression to deny their right to fight back against colonizers? What the fuck?

        • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
          311·
          1 year ago

          Ah, yes, kill and rape to prove how right you are. See how that’s working out for them

        • LaLiLuLuCo@lemmy.caEnglish
          719·
          1 year ago

          Two five star hotels isn’t something you find in a prison.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Beach_Resort,_Gaza

          Also 70% of jews in Israel, half the population are native jews not Europeans of any kind.

          Of the 20% Arab population, as many that live in Gaza, 70% identify with Israel over Palestine. A historic high that increased after weeks of war. Calling them colonizers is inaccurate and insulting levels of racism.

          The life expectancy in Gaza was actually 75 years, whatever 40 number you saw is misinformation. They had an average amount of hospitals and medical clinics per capita. There’s a lot of kids because people have a lot of kids. Why the population has ballooned.

          They also managed to get phones and other resources in. Almost like it wasn’t really a full blockade. Lots would go to work in Israel before the latest war.