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1. bdelma+iH4[view] [source] 2026-01-27 11:03:42
>>mhb+(OP)
I really don’t understand why in the West there is nobody in the streets to protest but there was so many people for Palestine… Where are the people?
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2. adrian+CI4[view] [source] 2026-01-27 11:13:20
>>bdelma+iH4
I’m not sure if this is an honest question or not, but I’ll treat it as such, even though you could answer your own question quite easily. The West is not complicit in the actions of the Iranian regime in any way that is similar to the situation with Israel. We are not arming the Iranians with the weapons they turn on civilians: very much not the case with Israel. Israel is treated like a normal state, whereas Iran is an international pariah and the subject of crippling sanctions. I could go on. The point is that westerners protest the actions of Israel because we believe we are part of the problem and that our protest might make a difference.

In fact, we believe - quite rightly - that if the US had conditioned military assistance to Israel on appropriate care for civilians, then the awful tragedy that unfolded in Gaza could have been averted. Similar levers for changing the behaviour of Iran do not exist.

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