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submitted 7 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

Thousands took to the streets across Israel Saturday night to call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ouster and new elections, in demonstrations spanning from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to Haifa and Caesarea in the north and Be'er Sheva in the south.

At a demonstration in front of the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Yosef Angel, bereaved father and grandfather of 17-year-old Ofir Angel, who was freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza, said "You stand at the head, and are responsible for the October 7 holocaust. You are trying to escape responsibility and look for someone else to blame, shame on you."

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[-] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago

It seems like Israelis who disagree with Likud are completely in the propaganda. The "Holocaust" language seems to be their propaganda. To be fair, it was a massive attack that impacted pretty much every Israeli. With something that personal, it's easy to turn around and use the language of the people who are ultimately responsible for this attack in the first place.

[-] Woht24@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Well there were no Israelis during WW2

[-] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago

What the fuck are you talking about? Likud undermined the peace process repeatedly and basically drove Hamas to attack, which is exactly what these folks are saying. Likud is also pushing this party line. The actual Holocaust wasn't in response to years of oppression. Using the "holocaust" language is antisemetic because it compares a horrific act of oppression to a horrific act in response to horrific oppression. These two should never be compared.

[-] Woht24@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'm talking about the fact that Israel didn't exist until 1948. I don't really care about the rest of it, but you seem to get it, so go on, spread the word.

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