That just isn't true, the majority of the population of American Indians died via disease without ever meeting a European. Also, Americans on many occaisons had virtually no qualms with just committing outright genocide, whereas Israel actually needs "tactics" to try to cover it up.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Israel doesn't have qualms about committing genocide, they just don't want to piss off their neighbors or make their allies uncomfortable.

[–] livus@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

via disease

That doesn't really change the main point though.

If the rest of your family dies and you live alone in your house, then I come and force you out and steal your house. I still stole it.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree, but just for clarity's sake most of the deaths due to disease weren't strictly intentional until long after we were genociding them. I'm not saying it's a mirror image of the US genocides, I'm saying that the Israeli government is modeling their methods after the US, and playing politics about their genocide.