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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (20 children)

One small country in the middle of the ocean is a 'blanket ban on Israeli travel?'

Banning someone from your resort island is the same sort of punishment of civilians as killing them?

The state of discourse indeed...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Banning someone from your resort island is the same sort of punishment of civilians as killing them?

No, but punishing population for the actions of their government is always bad, always unacceptable, and specially when the country isn't even democratic like Israel never was. For one thing - this ban does not only affect Israelis, but also 2 millions of Palestinians who live in Israel proper. Wikipedia - Demographics of Israel

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And yet your post implied some sort of equivalency.

Also, I notice you didn't say anything about the "blanket ban" part.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

And yet your post implied some sort of equivalency.

Equivalency - I have to confess English isn't my first language and I am not sure I understand what you mean specifically/ in what context. Would you please care to explain?

As for the blanket ban - while it wasn't my comment, I don't find it unreasonable - how would you describe a rule advertised as punishing extremist Zionism that also punishes both post Zionists and anti Zionists all the same?

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