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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

Sunday

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 Sunday OP

Please, Buddyzbuddy Sunday #1

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

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

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

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

Thank you, David__77 Buddyzbuddy Monday #21

Ask yourself, who does AIPAC support? Buddyzbuddy Monday #20

It's called 'land clearance'. Aussie105 Sunday #2

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

sort of like Lidice? DBoon Sunday #8

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

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

so completely hideous mahina Monday #14

War crimes for sure. ratchiweenie Sunday #6

The strategy was successful in Gaza, Bayard Sunday #7

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

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

kick highplainsdem Sunday #11

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

All day. mahina Monday #17

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