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[-] blazera@kbin.social 41 points 10 months ago

those cowards, hiding inside, uh...the entirety of their own country

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

And they had no way out. I was talking to some complete fool the other day who said that Gazans should just flee on rafts like African migrants do. As if Israel wouldn't blow them out of the fucking water with their navy.

Also, Egypt is not getting enough blame for not letting Gazans out through their border. They need to. That makes them a partner in this genocide even if they're not an active partner.

[-] IronCorgi@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

I get it though. Israel has in the past expelled Palestinians and not allowed them to return leaving them stateless wherever they took shelter. Egypt doesn't want a million people to suddenly become their problem permanently.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

They already are their problem permanently.: "Estimates of the size of the Palestinian population in Egypt range from 50,245 to 110,000." The 'not allowed to return' thing is a bullshit excuse to deny them citizenship because it doesn't give them the opportunity if they want it, keeping them as a second class, and Egypt knows it. What about the Palestinians that don't want to return? The ones who want to live in Egypt? Egypt says fuck them.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 points 10 months ago

Eh, accepting 2 millions refugees is an enormous feat. No western countries would be willing to accept 2 millions refugees at once, so we realistically can't expect Egypt, with significantly worse economy than western countries, could accept 2 million refugees without massive assistance from other countries.

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