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As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19095878

I had not been to Israel since June 2023, and during this recent visit I found a different country from the one I had known. Although I have worked abroad for many years, Israel is where I was born and raised. It is the place where my parents lived and are buried; it is where my son has established his own family and most of my oldest and best friends live. Knowing the country from the inside and having followed events even more closely than usual since 7 October, I was not entirely surprised by what I encountered on my return, but it was still profoundly disturbing.

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Long read but absolutely enlightening take from an excellent historian.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Wow. Really good article. I want to send this to everybody.

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