• SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Is there a charitable interpretation that could make this statement true?

    Since Gaza is an open air prison under the control of Israel and not recognized as an independent state we can blockade it all we want.

    Best I got.

    Really hard to justify genocide.

    • Randelung@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Palestine is not a recognized country in most of the western world, which in itself is a travesty, but you can probably infer a lot of bs from that.

      Like claiming a certain religious group has no human rights bc they’re not recognized as humans.

      • Kirp123@lemmy.world
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        4 days ago

        Palestine is not a recognized country in most of the western world, which in itself is a travesty, but you can probably infer a lot of bs from that.

        That’s not even true.

        As of March 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 75% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012.

        75% of the world recognizes Palestine as a sovereign state.

        • lividweasel@lemmy.world
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          4 days ago

          To be fair, they specified “western world”. If you look at the map of countries that recognize Palestine, it’s pretty glaring that a good chunk of Europe, Canada/US, and Australia/NZ don’t officially recognize it.