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Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Israeli forces shrugged and looked the other way when Israeli terrorists attacked a Palestinian family and destroyed their home.

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    • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    "More than 100 militant settlers overwhelmed Israeli security forces early on Tuesday to attack a Palestinian family as they attempted to reclaim their homes which had been seized by settlers in the West Bank village of Jalud. Three Israeli security officials were injured and houses were set on fire."

    More than 100 against one family? They must be as cowardly as they are weak.

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    [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Did the settlers have tanks and guns?

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    [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Jewish and Islamic fundamentalists make everyday life untenable for everybody but themselves. "Settlers" are as fundamentalist as you can get.

    I encourage everybody to read the Tanakh, Bible, and Koran, and see for themselves what these holy works command, and to listen to what fundamentalist rabbis, priests, and imams say.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago

    It is almost like if you love something and I love something else even though we may be different, and what we love may be different the love part is the same.

    Hmmm... where have I heard that before

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I think this could pretty fairly be expanded to Christian fundamentalists, religious fundamentalists in general, or really any overarching philosophies or beliefs that are interpreted in an extreme and/or uncompromising way. I don't think you need to read their sacred texts and make an untrained judgment on how well a particular fundamentalist's beliefs conform to scripture to determine whether those beliefs are compatible with participating in a healthy, modern society. In fact, while a less extreme reading of those texts may give a generally positive message, I think trying to make such comparisons presumes infallible goodness of that message and hinders valid critiques of "reasonable" interpretations that ought not stand up to modern scrutiny.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    Yes, I included the Bible, as all of the Abrahamic texts share the same flaws.

    I don't know if this is true with all religious fundamentalists, but Abrahamics claim that they are the Chosen People, they believe that they are magically wise (much more than any non-believer), they all were slavers from inception, and they all believe that their violence is righteous, holy and the will of God.

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