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Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza

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1332 points Qem | 1 comments | 16 Sep 25 08:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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pxc ◴[16 Sep 25 21:52 UTC] No.45268630[source]▶
Comments on this post are disabled for new accounts, but in the era of anti-BDS regulation and other measures aimed specifically at curtailing practical freedom of speech surrounding this conflict, can we really comment freely on this without anonymity? The vast majority (38/50) of US states have passed some form of anti-BDS legislation. We can also expect corporate retaliation against employees who speak about this issue in a "wrong way".
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prawn ◴[17 Sep 25 04:50 UTC] No.45271798[source]▶
For anyone else not familiar with "anti-BDS":

"Anti-BDS laws are legislation that retaliate against those that engage in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. With regard to the Arab–Israeli conflict, many supporters of the State of Israel have often advocated or implemented anti-BDS laws, which effectively seek to retaliate against people and organizations engaged in boycotts of Israel-affiliated entities."

From Wikipedia. Also: "Not to be confused with Anti-BDSM laws."

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King-Aaron ◴[17 Sep 25 06:28 UTC] No.45272447[source]▶
From a historical, economic, social perspective... Why does Israel hold so much power over the world?
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1. Fluorescence ◴[17 Sep 25 08:21 UTC] No.45273247[source]▶
Most of geopolitics is geography and Israel has greatly benefitted as a unique bridgehead in hostile territory for a changing roster of great-powers and states against another foe e.g.

- Early Soviet support to undermine British Imperialism

- Balfour Declaration from Britain vs. Ottomans

- Nuclear tech from France vs. Nasser and anti-colonialism

- Military/Nuclear from Apartheid South Africa vs. shared pariah status

- Hegemonic power from the US vs. every unaligned country including Cold War, OPEC, Arab Nationalism, Islamism

The more recent metastasising of support into a political-religous-racial belief-system is even more troubling than the apocalyptic machinations of great powers because pure ideology departs from reason itself and is untethered to any care for the consequences.