• @Rottcodd@lemmy.world
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    552 months ago

    There was a time when I would’ve sympathized with and supported the Israelis.

    But that was 40,000 murders ago.

      • mortimer
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        242 months ago

        And why the fuck are they in the Europa league? Last I checked Israel was nowhere near Europe. Aren’t they Semitic and from the Middle East? At least they love to use that definition when they shout “antisemitism” at anyone who criticises them. And why are they in the European Song Contest? Anyway, no sympathy. They clearly like violence so let them have it.

        • Something Burger 🍔
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          92 months ago

          The Eurovision has plenty of non-European members (Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Turkey).

        • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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          92 months ago

          And why the fuck are they in the Europa league

          Because it wouldn’t be safe for the Israeli teams to play against teams from all the neighboring nations that rightfully despise the actions of their government.

          They could stop murdering innocent people all the time, but losing to European teams instead of ones from the middle east is easier and more profitable.

          And why are they in the European Song Contest?

          In a word? Corruption. In two words: BLATANT corruption.

          • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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            2 months ago

            Become a good neighbor? Nah, I’ll go play with my friends in another neighborhood and be an ass to them as well.

          • mortimer
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            52 months ago

            Well, looks like it’s not safe for them to play against European teams now too. What a shame.

            • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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              -12 months ago

              On the one hand, innocent athletes and fans shouldn’t be punished for the actions of the government.

              On the other hand, though, odds are that almost all of them support the atrocities or have actively contributed to them up to and including murdering, raping, and torturing innocent civilians. So fuck em.