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[โ€“] Saleh@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)
[โ€“] EuroMod@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Sooo, what your sources appear to prove is that at least part of the Israeli far-right appears to subscribe to the ideology.

However, I don't see the accusation "Israels wants" proven, even as the far-right has gained a lot of power during the past elections -- notably, they were even excluded from the war cabinet.

If a far-right German politician wants something, would you assume that "Germany, the country wants" that thing? /f

[โ€“] Saleh@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The far right is part of the government. Smotrich is minister of finance. Netanyahu is prime minister. Ben Gvir is minister of national security. If we accept the current government to be democratically elected, then we need to accept the government to be representative of the country.

If the AfD was to become part of a German government i would take the suggestions and demands from them and closely aligned groups as representative of the political will of Germany as a country too. Because that is the role of democratically elected governments, irrespective of whether the people elected are democrats themselves.

[โ€“] EuroMod@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Then again, the fascists are only part of the government at this time. And while Netanyahu's policy is expansionist, he is unlikely to be entirely on board with this idea. And outside the government, the idea also does not seem to enjoy wide support (cf. the months-long protests against the new government.) In short, I still think you should not write "Israel wants ..."

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