White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees
White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees
Soon after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas and the start of Israel's offensive in Gaza, leading Republicans, including presidential candidates, said the U.S. should not welcome Palestinian refugees, claiming that they are antisemitic and potential national security risks.
They really just eat up any racist stereotypes they're given
Some. SOME. And all they have to do is uproot their lives and flee across the Atlantic.
I want to be more enthusiastic about voting for you, Joe, but this isn’t doing it.
So many have crossed that water. If you are American, there is someone in your linage that uprooted themselves and took that chance. And they're still standing in line.
Sometimes it isn't about votes. Sometimes it's doing what is right.
My great grandmother was an indentured servant for 4 years. That was the only way she could afford to emigrate from Europe.
The right thing to do would be to force Israel to adhere to what the UN says plus what Israel had previously agreed to.
"Some"...
All they have to do is leave the area their ancestors have lived in for thousands of years so random Europeans who converted to Judaism a couple years ago can seize it.
First of all, a whole lot of people have done that very thing for a better life.
Secondly, those Jews have been there as long as Arabs have.
In most cases, longer. Jews had been in Iraq more than a thousand years before Islam was even developed.
First of all, a whole lot of people have done that very thing for a better life
So do you think Ukranians should leave and let Russia have their land?
Secondly, those Jews have been there as long as Arabs have.
Factually untrue.
The only reason Israel was created was Europeans countries still wanted to get rid of their Jewish populations.
So they sent them to the Middle East and told the people living there to GTFO.
Edit:
Also while nouns are used for ethnicity, adjectives are appropriate for things like religion.
If they were Arabs, then they're from that area.
They may be Jewish as well. But saying anyone that's Jewish is from the Middle East just isn't logical.
so random Europeans who converted to Judaism a couple years ago can seize it.
Fucking what
EDIT: Love that I'm getting downvoted for being appalled by the "They aren't REAL Jews" rhetoric here. Stay classy. Maybe if you embrace enough antisemitism, you'll stop the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.
There's this notion that modern Israelis are essentially just Europeans who invaded after WWII, which is simply not true.
While the Zionist movement largely did originate in Europe in the late 1800s, the majority of Israeli citizens today are not of European ancestry / Ashkenazi. The majority are what's called Mizrahi, coming from Middle Eastern Jewish communities that were forcibly expelled from Arab countries during the 50s and 60s. For instance, Ben Gvir, the current Minister of Defense (and to be clear, a complete little shit), is from an Iraqi family. In 1948, there were roughly 150,000 Jews in Iraq, making up nearly 40% of the population of Baghdad. Today, there are estimated to be less than five. Likewise, in Yemen, there were roughly 50,000 Jews, maintaining a presence that goes back well over 2500 years. Today, there may be one single Jew left in the country. The same situation happened all throughout the Arab world. The departing Jews generally had to flee their homes without any significant belongings, since their property was often confiscated. In Syria, for instance, a 1964 decree prevented Jews from traveling more than 3 miles from their homes, banned them from owning land, banned them from working in the government or in banks, banned them from leaving anything as inheritance - which would instead be seized by the state.
This person thinks that because the Jews who emigrated to Israel after the Holocaust were from Europe, their grandchildren who were born in Israel are somehow not deserving of living where they were born and should "go back where they came from". It's the same old dog whistle
Removed, civility.
Or, maybe let them have their homes back in Palestine without ongoing violence? I wonder which they'd prefer.
A humane solution with the force of law is usually an easy one to adopt.
What kind of hypocritical bullshit is this? How about stop helping Isreal so they don't become refugees in the first place. Pick a fucking lane. You either don't care about Palestinians or you do. You don't get to play both sides.
That will stop any believe, that they are actively helping Israel clear out Gaza...
So, giving a shot at a better life is a bad thing? I'm sure that there are some Gazians that would disagree.
They could, and I know this sounds crazy, stop funding a genocide and human right violations. But it's america, and we all know their history... Except a lot of americans it seems.
This is about as empty and meaningless as the dock for aid solution.
Saving lives and trying to right your wrongs: a famously meaningless action.
This is not righting a wrong if he's still giving Israel money. This is like paying for a bandaid because the guy you keep giving a bunch of knives to is stabbing people. It's a small damage control move when he himself is funding the damage in the first place.
He's not trying to right a wrong, that would be cutting off Israel from money and weapons. Instead of trying to keep Netanyahu from getting arrested
