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Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block freeway in Seattle for several hours (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Philo@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Can someone please calmly explain how blocking a freeway across an ocean and a country on a different continent, is supposed to have any effect on a political issue in the middle east?

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[–] neatchee@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Israeli government can fuck off. They are horrific. Doesn't mean Israel exists for the purpose of defending oil interests

[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago

According to the Havaara agreement it was initially to fill up plantations with workers who would pay tax to Germany too.