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    6 months ago

    I don’t understand why Republicans are so strongly on Israel’s side at this point. I think almost everyone was on Israel’s side on Oct 7th but since then there have been over 35,000 Palestinian deaths, including women and children, and their infrastructure has been obliterated. Israeli losses since Oct 7th only come to 260 soldiers.

    Because it’s turned from a real issue with it’s real horrors and complexities into a partisan/cultural wedge issue.

    Why would anyone suggest nuking Gaza? Oct 7th was terrible but it wasn’t perpetrated by the millions of people in Gaza. It was perpetrated by the terrorist group that rules Gaza and, at this point, it seems they aren’t much of a threat.

    Might be important to note that it’s still an ongoing thing, with civilians still captive or missing. So talking about it in the past tense might be missing an important reason for Israel’s extreme behavior.