reuters.com
www.reuters.com

Summary

Israeli settlers in the West Bank, emboldened by Trump’s return and a far-right Israeli government, are pushing for formal sovereignty over the territory.

Settlement activity has surged to record levels under Prime Minister Netanyahu, with nearly 6,000 acres designated as state land in 2024 and dozens of new outposts established.

While settlers see this as fulfilling Biblical claims, Palestinians view it as erasing hopes for a future state.

Critics warn annexation could jeopardize regional stability and U.S.-brokered normalization efforts, such as those with Saudi Arabia.

  • The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.netEnglish
    133·
    1 month ago

    Ok? I don’t disagree, but that’s not what this conversation is about. We are talking about Palestinian genocide and specifically the occupation of the West Bank. And either way, I haven’t heard anyone on Lemmy say Trump isn’t worse for the US.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      52·
      1 month ago

      And either way, I haven’t heard anyone on Lemmy say Trump isn’t worse for the US.

      Did you join the site on November 6? It was unavoidable for months, to the point where it was starting to ruin the site imo.

      Of course most of them mysteriously disappeared the day after the election, leaving behind a handful of useful idiots that bought the lie, and to this day, are battling the cognitive dissonance they feel every time they see an article like this.

      There was literally a “Muslims for Trump” movement near the end there, and their leader has immediately and publicly regretted her decision after seeing Trump’s cabinet nominations.

      • The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.netEnglish
        22·
        1 month ago

        I’ve heard people say they were both bad, and they were both most appealing to the millionaire/billionaire class - and I would agree - but I really haven’t seen any significant number of people that think they were both equally bad. Maybe one now and then, but certainly not enough that it has stuck in memory.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      711·
      1 month ago

      Then you haven’t talked to too many people here. And no, this conversation was about those people since I was talking about those people and you replied to me. If you didn’t want to talk about what I was talking about, you shouldn’t have replied to me.

      • The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.netEnglish
        103·
        1 month ago

        The topic is about the genocide happening in Palestine. You said:

        The “a vote for Kamala is a vote for genocide” people were literally saying before the election that Palestinian genocide cannot get worse because genocide is genocide.

        So I guess this isn’t worse?

        Also about Palestine.

        I simply pointed out to you that this is nothing new and was happening under the Dems, and has been happening for decades, and then you decided to bring up “concentration camps in the U.S.”.

        The conversation was not about that.

        Why are you shifting goal posts so much and being so antagonizing? Are you just embarrassed that you fell for propaganda and don’t want to admit it? Or are you consciously trying to help spread propaganda and make people forget the Dems supported Genocide?

        Either way you are certainly not helping the image that internet forum mods are insufferable people. I’m moving on from this conversation.

        • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          1 month ago

          Are you just embarrassed that you fell for propaganda and don’t want to admit it?

          Holy shit… I just can’t.