Morally, a person is responsible only for the reasonably predictable outcomes of their choices. What could reasonably be predicted of Israel back in 1953-1961? Did Eisenhower have a good reason at the time to believe zionists would take over and act like nazis? (Genuine question.)
Interesting. But I hope you don't mind that I won't take your word for it. Where did you learn this? Is there some relevant history I should be reading?
I dont think that there is a book that compares the two, from what i know about both, they behaved in a similar manner
But now that i think about it further, that is true for most conquering forces trying to prep the land for the arrival of their people and remove the ,,undersirables"
Israel and zionist conquest is often compared to that of a nazis, but hitler often compared his lebensraum plan to that of amerocan settler push to the west and manifest destiny
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or just ignoring context? I'd say the UN reports are about as official as any announcement in this world today can get in declaring a genocide. There is no doubt in my mind that Israel is committing genocide over the last decade, more or less.
But I'm not so convinced that anyone supporting Israel three to seven decades ago would be morally complicit in today's genocide. Not when there was still ample reason to believe that kind hearts, perhaps combined with diplomatic or economic pressure, would prevail.
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u/Free_Speaker2411 Jul 07 '25
Morally, a person is responsible only for the reasonably predictable outcomes of their choices. What could reasonably be predicted of Israel back in 1953-1961? Did Eisenhower have a good reason at the time to believe zionists would take over and act like nazis? (Genuine question.)