>>37028The IDF has the most restrictive ROE im aware of. They try to make sure every single incident has a real time 'criminalization', which is a process by which, even when fighting enemy combatants who are blatantly declaring themselves such, they have justification by knowing who and why they are trying to kill. This goes to show the liberalization in the IDF, they try to give miniature trials even to open enemy combatants during operations, because of course doesnt everyone deserve a fair trial? This is a unique thing because they are still very zionist and see their job as protecting the state no matter what, but the worldview they have is the same western leftist worldview, they just have a singular priority.
Now, the reason i say supporting israel is important is because outside of israel it is mainly the israeli government (which represents its people) that we think of as israel. So i mean supporting their government and citizens. There has been growing realization amongst them what the nature of the palestinians is, and that is the best bet to stop it because israeli jews are not yet entirely suppressed by western ideas.
So now is when explaining palestinians is important for this to all make sense:
The region was part of the ottoman empire. It was a backwater and there was not a high population density there. Living there were some jewish communities that have always been there for the last two thousand years, but mainly various muslim communities, and as it was ottoman it was of course governed by an ottoman governor. Starting in the 19th century, or maybe the late 18th century, jews from europe started trickling back, since jews are commanded to live there if they can by one of their 613 laws. Since the situation in europe was hostile towards jews at various times many started thinking they may as well just go do it if its going to be hostile all the same. By the last years of the ottoman empire there were several developed jewish areas where jews had bought land from the ottomans and lived there legally.
During WW1 the british promised the local muslims that if they helped the allies overthrow the ottomans (who were part of the central powers) they would get the land. After ww1 ended and the ottomans collapsed the anglo anglod and held onto it for a while. During this period both muslim and jewish groups d
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