Tragedy of the Jews - an added thought. Reflections on the tragedy of the Israel-Gaza war, 2023/4

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Prof Alan Macfarlane - Ayabaya

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@stephenbest4924 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting insights without the usual baggage. Thank you for your thoughts.

@ahmetsse 2 ай бұрын

If the situation were the opposite, meaning the Palestinians were massacring the Israelis, would we still be able to speak this calmly?

@djonfonsteen6331 2 ай бұрын

You'd expect a very different behaviour now.. especially following such perpetual "tragedy". These "tragedies" are due to conflict, behaviour and theft of wealth from many countries..like Africa, which is ongoing to this day. Trillions have been stolen quite revently .. in fact since the 2nd ww, more people have died unnecessarily in many African nations than in both world wars. All due to theft. This is the ongoing behaviour that im talking about. Makes me sick.

@djonfonsteen6331 2 ай бұрын

Missing comments.. is another behaviour thats concerning 😂

@davidlixenberg5999 2 ай бұрын

I failed to correctly respond to the professor's discussion of the Jewishness of the modern Israeli state. It is an error to view the established religion of modern Israel, Orthodox Judaism, and assume that Netanyahu's government and, likewise, other functionaries of the state is formed of practising Orthodox Jews. The current Israeli president, as an example, is the grandson of a former Israel Chief Rabbi. His 'religiosity,' meaning his public level of Orthodox Jewish practise - let alone his personal level of practise - is not all that strict. Contrast this mix with that of any of the Moslem heads of state. Israel was established by Zionists who were secular. The present government does not have many strictly Orthodox Jews in its mix. Half of the Israeli parliament have been made ministers of government. The Speaker of the House is clearly not a practising Orthodox Jew. That he represents his side of the House shows just how irreligious is even the current government. The current home for the Jews, made homeless by the Roman empire, is not tribal. Most Israelis, Jews, Druse, moslems and others, who take a part in the Israeli military are held to the national breast as brothers and sisters. That the Ultraorthodox seek to be part of the secular nation but avoid the military creates much tension. This modern technological state is not more of a tribe than is the Britain that I knew in my years in the United Kingdom. David Lixenberg

@djonfonsteen6331 2 ай бұрын

How will this "tragedy" be rewritten?? I wonder!!

@vp4744 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a single state solution is slowly becoming untenable, while two or three or even no state solution, such as an UN administrative area under permanent neutral status might emerge.