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by nixon_why69 14 days ago
This is a great example of where the Israeli perspective diverges from the American.

The classic American perspective wouldn't worry about that because being part of our market is so attractive. There is a win-win here, they are not mindless orcs.
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dotancohen 13 days ago
Yes, living under constant rocket threat does affect one's perspective. I personally was injured in an Iranian rocket attack on Israel. My children have had their camp counselors kidnapped and murdered. And their teachers. And thier friends. My daughter attended the funeral of a close friend who was murdered in his home, along with his sister and brother and both parents.

I could go on. I know two women whose babies were both burned to death due to Iran. I could tell even worse stories. Suffice it to say that us who actually live under Iranian threat treat the threat seriously. It is not theoretical for us.

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nixon_why69 13 days ago
You were injured by a rocket counterattack. It's a distinction that reasonable people would give some thought and reflection.
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dotancohen 8 days ago
No, Israel did not attack Iran previous to the Iranian attack on Israel. I don't know where you get your news from, but I suspect they are distorting facts to push a narrative.

I suggest reading Arab, Persian, and Israeli sources. Telegram makes this easy with built-in translation - and Hamas has an official Telegram channel.

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krapp 14 days ago
>The Israeli perspective assumes the muslims are mindless orcs that can't be reasoned with as humans.

It seems that the American perspective after 9/11 has become more or less the same.

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nixon_why69 14 days ago
Give us some credit, we have our bigots but it's been 25 years and we also have hospitality culture like everyone else. The average person, even if they voted Trump, would be kind and grant human-ness to a muslim they met in person. Look at the Borat sketches, he's there with southern conservatives acting like a freak and they STILL act like gracious hosts to the foreigner.

Acknowledgement of edit: I rephrased the sentence you're replying to in order to try to be less inflammatory.

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