GeoFrankfurt

Nur noch auf Mastodon, dort aktiv als: [email protected].

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@Puettmann_Bonn Das ist mir auch aufgefallen. Politisches Programm mal beiseite - die Grünen scheinen leider zunehmend die einzige Partei, deren Politiker und Politikerinnen noch vernünftige Manieren haben.

[Emanuel Miller ✡️ @emanumiller]

HERO

This is Masad Armilat, a 23-year-old Arab-Israeli man.

Masad works at a gas station near Sderot. On October 7, as gunshots rang out nearby, Masad and left the shop, ran towards the main road,
and found people hiding in bushes after fleeing the Nova music festival, where terrorists were running amok, massacring hundreds.

Some of the people were suffering from gunshot sounds. There was precious little time to think.

Masad selflessly and immediately brought them to the gas station. Once safely inside, he locked the door. He then dragged gas containers next to the entrance, so if terrorists tried to shoot the lock and open the door, the balloons would explode on them.

He led everyone to the shelter, then went outside, risking his life. He waited by the window to see when the terrorists would arrive. And they did.

The terrorists peered inside suspiciously. Suspecting something, they tried to break down the door, kicking at it over and over. But upon seeing the gas balloons, they decided to leave.

Thanks to Masad's heroic and selfless actions, the lives of 14 people were saved that day.

Masad emphasized, "We're all one, whether Arabs or Jewish."

May there be many more people like you, Masad.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@SotograndeM @AnkeRehlinger @Ricarda_Lang @BMWK @larsklingbeil Genau, auf dem Bild oben kommt der Strom aus der Steckdose und die Arbeitsplätze in der Landwirtschaft reichen aus, um die Wirtschaft am Laufen zu halten. Konservative Logik einfach erklärt.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@SwissMFA You should reconsider that decision. Lots of people have opinions on the #Israel-#Palestine-conflict. Few have actual insights. Daniel #Seidemann is one of the few. If he says these organizations are needed there, then they're needed.

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

5/

At this perilous moment, the Government of Switzerland has decided to suspend funding from the most prominent organizations, listed below, who are prominent in the advocacy of humanitarian law.

https://t.co/H6dTeesCwE

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

Friends located the clip with English subtitles.

Please, please watch.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@TheRigLib @jmasse8 @stanzipotenza Shocking news for you: 'We' do. Did it all the time, but the right didn't realize or bother before they became consensual.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

I heard the theory that it was because of the war in #Ukraine. That the way in which this war dragged on made #Hamas believe they could attack #Israel without severe consequences because the West was 'distracted'.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

Sincere question, because apparently, there are so many 'experts' on #Israel and #Palestine here, but I highly doubt anyone of them will give me a qualified answer): Does anyone have any idea why #Hamas attacked now?
@DanielSeidemann ?

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

what people from the Middle East want. Since most of these countries used to be colonies, and the Soviet Union fueled some anti-colonial movements, they are often treated as Soviet allies (yes, even 30 years after the Cold War ended). I think it affects our view on #Palestine.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

I follow accounts from the Middle East that I vehemently disagree with. What bothers me most about them is their tendency to favor 'simple solutions': If the US withdrew, the conflict would solve itself, if Israel didn't do that or that..I can't recall any case where that worked.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

I live in #Germany. Last time the #US tried to simply withdraw and keep out of 'local' politics, it ended in #WW2. Most people are fairly certain that if the US had tried it afterwards again, we'd still be occupied by the #SovietUnion.
There's also a certain belief that this is

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@eskerriska @muntazer_zaidi So if it is for their own land, it is alright with you, but if people try to defend the land of an allied nation, they are indoctrinated?

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@nakefame2021 @muntazer_zaidi I first thought you were talking about #Palestine (I know so many people who view it in this light). Maybe people in the Middle East do not understand why some of us view Palestine like that.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

@muntazer_zaidi Think about it for a moment. If it was your child held hostage, would you ask for help from a foreign nation? If it was your child held hostage, with hostages from other nations, would you ask for your country to help all of them?

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

can make them appear moderate. But it is a very different thing if you want Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace or if you want them all to die. On top of that, many people think #Germany can't do much, so they may think it doesn't matter. It does.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

It hurts. I'm as little involved in #Israel-#Palestine as you can be. But my country - it feels like it gets screamed at by both sides to do something.
My country, #Germany, is oddly quiet. I see why. In this time, I am glad I only speak for myself and not some larger group.

[GeoFrankfurt @GeoFrankfurt]

Yes, simultaneously. It has been on my mind a lot - anyone can keep Israel-Supporters and Palestine-Supporters apart. But keeping people who are anti-Israel and anti-Palestine apart from people who are pro-Israel and pro-Palestine is much more difficult.
Their 'both-sides-ism'