Zobel said:I literally added up all the numbers in your article, which begins "The international community has sent billions of dollars in aid to the Gaza Strip in recent years to provide relief".Quote:
It's ok to admit you didn't read the article and fudged the numbers. You're allowed to be wrong. I clearly showed exactly where and when the money was provided, per the article. That you spread it across years it was never intended to reflect is incorrect and you know it.
$4.5 bn from UN 2014-2020
$1.3 bn since 2012 from Qatar
$1.7 Bn in 2021 from Palestinian Authority
$500m in 2021 from Egypt
$80m from European countries
$95.5m from US
I rounded up to $8.2bn. If there's more money, point it out. I don't know what you want here. Sorry for reading your own source and accepting it at face value. This is a stupid argument.I answered the question twice, you won't.Quote:
All these countries took in seemingly welfare and destitute citizens, yet in the case of Gaza...oddly, nobody is stepping up. What is different about the people of Gaza than elsewhere? Why do muslims, other than terrorist states like Iran, not want these people.Because you responded to a post where I was responding to someone who has repeatedly called for forced relocation and softly supported genocide against them. If you don't want to be lumped in with him, don't jump up to his defense.Quote:
Why am I advocating? Not genocide. I find it funny how quick you are to judge the worst in someone who disagrees with you.Who feels good about this situation? You're the one basically saying all of this is laid at the feet of the people who live in Gaza and its their fault because no one wants them for reasons you won't say.Quote:
What I'm advocating is that we speak truth about the situation and not whitewash it so we can feel good about it. Pretending that just giving them more aid or infrastructure is the way to solve this crisis is a fools dream. Real action is necessary and much of Gaza itself may not survive it. The people have been given the choice to leave and we can only hope that (1) hamas allows it and (2) the people heed that warning, or they may get their wish to meet God.
Who said the solution is to give more aid or infrastructure?
What does real action mean?
The people can't leave. They literally can't go anywhere.
It's not a stupid argument because you're attempting to smooth the money out over that time frame instead of acknowledging that nearly half of that money was given from 2020-2021.
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I answered the question twice, you won't.
You deflect. It's what you do. I pointed out that many countries have taking the poor and destitute, so your answer falls flat. Countries specifically do not want the poor and destitute from Gaza. Why? What do they know and most every knows that you won't admit?
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Because you responded to a post where I was responding to someone who has repeatedly called for forced relocation and softly supported genocide against them. If you don't want to be lumped in with him, don't jump up to his defense.
And I've not participated in anything related to the OP. My response to you was to correct misstatements in your post. I have never affirmed the OP's post or called for anything of that nature. You decided that since I was challenging your position, that I must agree with the OP, without evidence.
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The people can't leave. They literally can't go anywhere.
For all that is good...why? Why will no muslim countries take them? Poor/destitute isn't an answer. We have sufficient evidence on this thread alone that this is not an issue.
You're better than this. I've seen you think deeply about other topics, yet you try to hide behind an answer that doesn't pass any level of testing.