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  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    My favorite thing about “Israel has a right to defend itself” is saying that shows you have no understanding of international law and should shut the fuck up on this topic

    No, Israel does not have a right to defend itself.

    When it comes to Hamas, Israel is an occupying power; The occupied people have a right to defend themselves against the occupier.

    When it comes to Iran and Lebanon, Israel is the aggressor, meaning Iran and Lebanon have a right to defend themselves, whereas Israel does not.

    I genuinely can’t think of a single time in its history that an action Israel has taken would legally be defined as defense or legal retaliation. They do not, and never have, had a right to defend themselves in conflicts they started.