Of course the Israel-Gaza crisis has a religious dimension but it’s not inherently a religious conflict so let’s stop acting like it is, explains @MehdiRHasan in tonight’s mini rant. “The violence is bad enough without the rest of us adding a layer of brazen bigotry.”

May 17, 2021 · 12:53 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Some further reading on this from @marclamonthill It’s a few years old but still relevant. huffpost.com/entry/opinion-h…
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They need to recognize a Palestine state.
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Yet Netanyahu uses the hard religious right wing in the Knesset to promulgate anti-Palestinian hatred just like Republicans from Reagan to Trump have exploited the religious right in America to promote racist hatred here. It’s at the root of the whole damn thing😡
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Well, I'd certainly disagree with you here. It is indeed inherently a religious conflict. Jerusalem had always significant importance for all Abrahamic religions. If it wasn't the case, Jews settlements would have been elsewhere in the world.
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Thank you for clarifying the horrific actions in Israel!
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Nicely put friend.
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Huh? It is very much a religious conflict. Jews believe it's their land because they cut off the tips of their dicks to their sick God and therefore made a pact for the land. Muslims believe a man jumped skyward into Heaven from a rock located in Jerusalem.
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i mean you're correct but the soundtrack was a bit naff
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yes agreed... although Israelis did vote for their gov't. Israel needs to be held fully accountable for her human rights crimes.
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