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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported.

Speaking to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel’s actions have extended beyond self-defense.

According to Xinhua, China has an interest in helping resolve the conflict and the underlying issues involving the Palestinian population.

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[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

It's really complicated. If you trace back why people did what they did, including motivations, you'll end up centuries back. I stopped in the Russian revolutionary time period last time I tried.

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Is it even safe to start from the Ottomans?

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Goes even further than that I suspect, but I'm not sure. I would seriously not be surprised though if you could trace it to the Romans in Jerusalem.

[-] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

The Romans created the diaspora in the first place. How relevant that is to the modern conflict is debatable. Zionists certainly use the ancient Jewish kingdoms as evidence of their legitimacy.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think it does trace that far back then. The diaspora is likely a large contributing factor in why Jews were so often persecuted in Europe, which was what created the desire for a Jewish state in the first place. And I do think that is a fair desire and claim, but the way the British did it was completely wrong.

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