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Comment by Udik | Hacker News Reader

> but stupid politics

I wouldn't call 800k Israelis living on Palestinian land "stupid politics". That's a bit dismissive of the issue, don't you think?

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I didn't mean to criticise, I actually appreciate the spirit of the comment I replied to. But I do think- and wanted to point out- that waving it off as "stupid politics" is maybe a form of self-deception, when you live in a country that hugely profits from the situation.

I think you are barking up the wrong tree.

First when you take our extremely complicated political situation and shove it into a 1d box it comes off as both condescending and paternalistic. The situation is complicated and difficult, I am not denying there is a problem.

Second - I am volunteering in organizations like GSG, I am not for the west bank settlements and I vote left. That’s mostly irrelevant though - since I am not “Israel”, like the OP I am just one human living my life out trying to be better.

Third - the “complicated politics” in this case does not refer to West Bank settlements. It refers to my inability to hire, mentor, collaborate and befriend Gaza engineers easily.

I am a hacker, I am not trying to solve “peace in the Middle East” and I think I am entitled to feel frustrated by this :)

It really is. Like "haha, we just took over your country, destroyed your homes, killed your families, and called your land ours, gee those politics are ridiculous!"

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Wondering why you think 800k Israelis live on Palestinian land and not 5-6 million?

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