They Escaped War in Ukraine. It Found Them in Israel. (www.nytimes.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 06:19
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rumimevlevi@lemmings.world on 29 Jun 11:55 next collapse

I have no sympathy for stupid people like this who escaped an opressor to live on another opressor land

sparky@lemmy.federate.cc on 30 Jun 01:10 collapse

I think this is a bit of a simplistic take. They were fleeing war and may not have had a ton of options of places to go. If they were Jewish, then getting citizenship in Israel, a developed country, was probably their quickest and easiest path out of Ukraine. It’s not actually that easy to get a residency visa in another country, and if you don’t have time to wait around what with bombs dropping, you’ll take what you can get, even if you don’t necessarily agree with the government and politics there.

gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com on 29 Jun 13:09 next collapse

Well, I'm sorry that they died; especially the kids. I feel horrible for the aunt since she lost her entire family.

But the reason Israel needed the anti-missile systems the family was comforted by the presence of in the first place is because they have been inflicting terror in the region for years in the name of theocratic colonialist expansion and need to protect against return fire.

shani66@ani.social on 29 Jun 20:25 collapse

Did they think war was like a hurricane? Stay in the eye and you’re all good?