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* The situation in Germany is complicated. [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/gruenen-politiker-lagodinsky-ueber-indianerhaeuptling-debatte-wir-duerfen-die-menschen-nicht-nur-belehren/27068002.html Even | * The situation in Germany is complicated. [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/gruenen-politiker-lagodinsky-ueber-indianerhaeuptling-debatte-wir-duerfen-die-menschen-nicht-nur-belehren/27068002.html Even Jews sometimes think twice before they use the word Jew.] There is always a strange discomfort, the fear that your words could be understood in a wrong way. | ||
* As for Israel critical discussions - there is a good chance that their mere existance is judged as antisemitic. It's a mine field where you are in danger of getting your legs ripped off as soon as you enter. Over here even left and liberal thinkers try to avoid such discussion because the "nazi card" is played pretty fast.<!--Die graue Mehrheit sowieso.--> | * As for Israel critical discussions - there is a good chance that their mere existance is judged as antisemitic. It's a mine field where you are in danger of getting your legs ripped off as soon as you enter. Over here even left and liberal thinkers try to avoid such discussion because the "nazi card" is played pretty fast.<!--Die graue Mehrheit sowieso.--> | ||
* https://www.dw.com/de/israelkritik-wer-ist-antisemit-und-wer-nicht/a-54418542 | * https://www.dw.com/de/israelkritik-wer-ist-antisemit-und-wer-nicht/a-54418542 | ||
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* '''The Isreali state is seen as a survival guarantee for Jews worldwide.''' This makes it easy to promote a hard line and defend status quo. | * '''The Isreali state is seen as a survival guarantee for Jews worldwide.''' This makes it easy to promote a hard line and defend status quo. | ||
However, the Islamic world views Israel with concern for strongly isolating Palestinians which are attacking the Israelis by the forces of Hezbollah. | However, the Islamic world views Israel with concern for strongly isolating Palestinians which are attacking the Israelis by the forces of Hezbollah. | ||
Israel is defending itself through counterstrikes. Meanwhile settlers are "creating facts" by | Israel is defending itself through counterstrikes. Meanwhile settlers are "creating facts" by building houses and ignore Palestinian interests. So the spiral of escalations and cheasefire goes on and on. However, it's unwise to continue this course of confrontation for all time. Israel is basically surrounded by enemies. But can you really demand other countries to not have nuclear bombs when you are having them yourself already? Eventually Iran will have a nuclear bomb. Israel should aim for a two-state solution and not continue to give radicals forces the arguments to fight them. It's in their own interest. | ||