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Aussie105

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2. It's called 'land clearance'.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:43 AM

Apr 12

Standard process with virgin ground.
If you want to grow your own crop, you knock down the native vegetation and drive out the resident animals.

In this case though it isn't virgin ground - the 'native vegetation' is made up of buildings and whole villages, and the 'resident animals' are the humans who live there.
The 'own crop' is the setting up of Israeli settlements.

This is a war crime by any definition.

More on the workings of AIPAC here.
https://www.trackaipac.com/

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'Everything is gone': Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon [View all] highplainsdem Apr 12 OP

Please, Buddyzbuddy Apr 12 #1

Could you please say more about that? mahina Apr 13 #13

No, sorry. I will leave it for your own interpretation. Buddyzbuddy Apr 13 #15

That'swhy I asked you to clarify because mahina Apr 13 #16

Opposing AIPAC is a good thing. I am guessing the poster was being facetious. David__77 Apr 13 #18

Thank you, David__77 Buddyzbuddy Apr 13 #21

Ask yourself, who does AIPAC support? Buddyzbuddy Apr 13 #20

This is some absurd capitulation ck4829 Apr 16 #23

It's called 'land clearance'. Aussie105 Apr 12 #2

Israel has committed so many war crimes with impunity because no one stops them. Lonestarblue Apr 12 #3

sort of like Lidice? DBoon Apr 12 #8

Euphemisms... they always find their way into the worst actions ck4829 Apr 16 #24

And we are understood by the world to be their ally and to have approved and financed this. Scrivener7 Apr 12 #4

It is absolutely disgusting. ck4829 Apr 16 #25

Thus continues Netayahu's years-long campaign of deliberate civilian murder Orrex Apr 12 #5

so completely hideous mahina Apr 13 #14

War crimes for sure. ratchiweenie Apr 12 #6

The strategy was successful in Gaza, Bayard Apr 12 #7

These fuckers have a goal to build big beautiful motels hotels casinos like they are in Israel. bluestarone Apr 12 #9

How is that winning when you completely destroy a place? ananda Apr 12 #10

kick highplainsdem Apr 12 #11

This is a war crime and calling it so is not antisemitism! Everyone should be standing against the bombing Pisces Apr 12 #12

All day. mahina Apr 13 #17

The Israeli right knows the Trump Era is their opportunity. maxsolomon Apr 13 #19

... ck4829 Apr 16 #22

Our tax dollars hard at work. Ferrets are Cool Apr 16 #26

lebensraum? mike_c Apr 16 #27

'Living space'... Jack Valentino Apr 16 #29

Just another day, just another Israeli DOMICIDE/GENOCIDE..... Jack Valentino Apr 16 #28