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An official atlas of North Korea

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sequoia ◴[17 Nov 25 22:30 UTC] No.45959143[source]▶
What's the source of the particular singling out of Israel here? Is it because they're a US ally, or is there some other history between the countries?

It looks like a singular designation in their atlas that Israel is referred to not as an enemy, but as "nonexistent." Anti-Israeli sentiment certainly creates strange bedfellows.

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tkel ◴[17 Nov 25 22:36 UTC] No.45959202[source]▶
It's anti-imperialism. It's not that complicated.

There's many Israelis who will also claim that Palestine does not exist.

It's colonization, and war. Israelis claim the land. Palestinians also claim the land.

NK is united with Palestine via their anti-imperialist stance.

There are many other countries that also do not recognize Israel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_I...

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erulabs ◴[17 Nov 25 23:07 UTC] No.45959488[source]▶
To be an Empire, wouldn't Israel need to defacto control _some territory_ and then be trying to expand their empire into Palestine? Or is the idea that the US is the Empire?

There is another `anti-` that I would use here instead.

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1. pcthrowaway ◴[17 Nov 25 23:35 UTC] No.45959714[source]▶
anti-imperialist here refers to the American empire, which Israel is a tool of (and the U.S. serves Israel also, there is a symbiotic relationship).

> and then be trying to expand their empire into Palestine?

Not related to the above point, but this is happening in the West Bank anyway.

> There is another `anti-` that I would use here instead.

I doubt North Korea is doing this from a principled position of anti-Zionism