What did you do during the genocide in Gaza?

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This is a brilliant article.

This will be taught in schools one day and our grandkids will ask us but what did you do when you knew this was happening?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-genocide

I'd put the blame on Hamas and others using the people of Palestine as pawns.

"others" aka Israel obviously.

How'd you work that out?

How have you not?

What did you all do? Sit on MN complaining will be the real answer.

Well if they try and help get aid to Gazans on a boat they are self indulgent selfie idiots so it does seem one can't win in this situation.
Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Because it doesn't make sense.

Arab leaders told their people to leave the newly formed Israel while they 'dealt with the problem' expecting to wipe out the new country and return to their homes. When that didn't happen, rather than being allowed to settle where they had taken refuge, like most other refugees worldwide, they have been kept in camps both within the Palestinian territories and in neighboring countries.

The late 40s and 50s were a period of huge global migration, but the only refugees not allowed to resettle are people from, the Palestinian territories. Can you explain why that is?

What a ridiculous remark, Greta & co were on a completely unnecessary PR mission. They were never going to land in Gaza and what do you think would have happened if they had landed with their 3 shopping bags of food and a box of tampons?

How about just don't. Unless you are prepared to go to the war zone and fight.. just STFU really...

Just proved my point.
Sneering at those who "complain " on MN
Sneering at those who try and do something with an aid flotilla.

I wonder what would be an acceptable response.

Tell me what, exactly, Greta's 'flotilla' accomplished?

Might have made some people realize how threatened Israel were by some bags of shopping and tampons.
That they are so terrified that something might make Palestinians lives a tiny bit easier they couldn't let a boat in.

Are you for real? Actual LOL over here, Israel threatened by Greta and her little boat???

Meanwhile, Hamas is threatening aid workers because they're not in Hamas's pockets and preventing actual aid reaching those who need it. Because Hamas don't care how many martyrs they create; it's all grist for the great PR mill.

Bonkers isn't it?

They were threatened enough to arrest and deport her and the crew.

Thanks for the analogy 😆

Well why didn't they let them in then?

I wonder what would have happened to them if they'd managed to land in Gaza? Perhaps they should let the next lot try it?

Why should they?

Probably murdered by the IDF.

They have form for that.

Sorry, they probably do care; the more the better.

Oh, do give over.

Because denial of Humanitarian assistance is a war crime.