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Egypt official tells Europe to take in 1m Gazans if ‘you care about human rights so much’

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231019-egypt-official-tells-europe-to-take-in-1m-gazans-if-you-care-about-human-rights-so-much/

A senior Egyptian official has reportedly mockingly demanded that Europe take in one million Gazan refugees if it cares “about human rights so much”, as Cairo continues to grow ever...

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oiez

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Insane that this comment is downvoted. There are 1400 dead Israeli civilians and hundreds more still held hostage by Hamas. If they want peace so bad, maybe release the hostages?

snek

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Depitie this, Israel responds by bombing civilians. I believe that's the reason for the downvoted and I agree.

SCB

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They're not intentionally bombing civilians. They even specifically tell civilians where not to be.

That's a big difference between the two adversaries.

snek

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They’re not intentionally bombing civilians.

I don't really know how naive you have to be to believe that about Israel.

SCB

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I just don't dive face-first into propaganda and like, read.

snek

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Do you dive into UN resolutions against Israel though?

SCB

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Not generally, no. The UN is, ultimately, a political body.

I'd take the UN more seriously if they took themselves more seriously. Their "Human Rights Council" membership, as an example, is a bad joke.

https://www.un.org/en/ga/75/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml#:~:text=Elections%20and%20Appointments,-Election%20of%20the&text=The%20General%20Assembly%20elected%20the,beginning%20on%201%20January%202021.

I think there is value in the UN, and it's a net positive, but I don't much care about any specific resolutions.

snek

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Ah yes the UN stopped mattering the minute it started reporting on Israel's horrendous human rights violation. Suddenly they don't matter as a body. I suppose every human rights organization that has been documenting Israeli crimes is also not good enough?

SCB

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The UN has never really mattered in any practical political sense. They do great humanitarian work, though, and are a major contributor to the success of developing nations.

They can't prevent wars or stop atrocities though. They need NATO for that, generally.