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  Then I stand corrected. I thought it to be compulsory for all citizens. I do know Arabs serve.
  “Under Israeli law, only men are drafted from the smallest minority groups of the Druze and of the Circassians, whereas Jewish women are required to serve alongside Jewish men. Arab citizens of Israel (both genders) and Arab-Christians (both genders) may enlist voluntarily, but they are not conscripted by law.”
context: Since when are national gun laws of any UN concern? >
  
  Antisemitism doesn’t care about logic >
  
  Which this isn't. >
  
  Of course it isn’t, the UN always focuses on Israel because it has nothing to do with antisemitism >
  
  The UN isnt focused on Israel. They're critical of Israels human rights abuses. And quite rightly too.
  Any other country would have been blockaded, boycotted and no-fly-zoned by now for the shit Israel has been getting away with.
  And have they been for much less. >
  
  Blockaded and no-fly zoned by the UN?? Wtf are you talking about >
  
  I'm talking about enforcement of UN resolutions.  What do you think I'm talking about >
  
  What nations have the UN ordered blockades or no-fly zones over? >
  
  The UN doesn't order no fly zones. >
  
  So how does the fact that Israel isn't subject to a no-fly zone justify excessive resolutions against it by the UN? >
  
  Bro most of the Israeli population has a mandate to serve in the Military, they know how to fucking use them lol >
  
  Still, as an Israeli I'm very much against these new laws.
  There's a lot of other factors at play - for example, domestic violence. Private weapons (typically only owned by men who are ex-army) are often used to terrorize women, and in worst cases to kill them. There's been many cases of women being shot by husbands in Israel, and those laws will make it a lot easier. This whole thing reeks of Ben Gvir populist laws and pushing his right wing agendas, rather than something that will actually save lives. >
  
  I mean, everyone have a knife in their kitchen. terrorizing women would probably happen regardless and the issue lies within problematic man, not the amount of weapons available.
  You can hate ben gvir all you want, but those are civilians afraid of random terror attacks and lack of trust in the police that are asking for weapon license. >
  
  Does someone have statistics on how much the UN has condemned Israeli policies compared to the rest of the Middle-east's human rights violations? Genuinely curious. >
  
  I wouldn't say they do nothing. In fact I'd argue the frequent condemnations play a role in the public perception of Israel. >
  
  Exactly. Israel wins the PR battle with high society (corporations, governments (even Arab governments), security and intelligence agencies around the world, and R&D institutions), but with the average person around the world, they generally lose. The average person thinks that Israel is just one giant CIA/MI5, something to be regarded as suspicious and to be feared. >
  
  Which just leads to further violence and discrimination against Jews around the world, further making the existence of Israel even more important. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  UN rights chief Volker Turk on Friday called for an end to the "Illogic of escalation" between Israel and the Palestinians amid a spike in deadly violence, criticizing plans to streamline and ease the requirements for Israelis to carry weapons.
  The UN rights chief was referring to the announced overhaul of the National Security Ministry's firearm licensing department following a series of terror attacks.
  Most terror attacks occur in the West Bank, where civilians can already apply for a license - currently, some 13% of gun licenses are based on home or work location criteria.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: attack^#1 Israel^#2 Palestinian^#3 terror^#4 Security^#5 >
  
  “We’re gonna attack your citizens!” “Shoot better let my citizens be armed” yeah what a great escalation there 🙄 >
  
  Has the UN read the UN Charter to find out how much the internal affairs of a member state is none of the UN's business? >
  
  B-but Israel bad!1!1! >
  
  Newsflash: world leaders don’t like armed populations. >
  
  It’s much easier to control the population if they are unarmed and afraid. 
  Get some ignorance in there and you can oppress them easily. 
  Source: History…. >
  
  How are Americans so controlled when they're the most armed people on earth? >
  
  Well a majority of Americans have too much pride to think they are being controlled or played, and will never consider themselves a third world country which I believe we are. >
  
  Calling America a third world country is a little hyperbolic, no? >
  
  It's completely hyperbolic and ridiculous. It's usually, ironically, a statement by extremely privileged white Americans, too. >
  
  Lmao I’m a minority and even served for the country which I love but I can be honest about it unlike you >
  
  Lmao right? I always trust comments that derive authority from being a minority. 
  The US is not a "third world country". Maybe try traveling the world a little or just using some of that GI bill for education. Maybe take an economics class or two. >
  
  Pretty easy to make the statements from a safe place where armed guards make sure you aren't being shot at.   
  It isn't the UN's call, regardless. >
  
  I criticize the UN for raping thousands in Africa >
  
  Or spreading cholera in Haiti... >
  
  And raping Haitian girls. >
  
  and further child sexual abuse in the Central African Republic, blue helmets really seem to have a thing for kids eh >
  
  The UN can get fucked. >
  
  UN: “Please don’t make it harder for terrorists to kill you. Pretty, pretty please” >
  
  yeah a lot of terrorists in those children hospitals that israel bomb - and those homes they keep demolishing to steal land that doesn't belong to them >
  
  
  yeah a lot of terrorists in those children hospitals that israel bomb
  
  There were like 8 terrorists killed in the recent Jenin raid (as claimed by the terrorist groups themselves) but some tear gas apparently wafted into a nearby hospital so some pretend this was an attack on the hospital itself instead of the nearby apartments full of dead terrorists. >
  
  
  Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Meirav Eilon Shahar, responded to Turk, saying that the UN rights chief’s statement “does not even have the decency to describe the attacks last week for what they were, acts of Palestinian terrorism targeting the Jewish people.”
  
  Israel would be at the top of my list of countries whose citizens need more access to firearms for self-protection.  The UN is essentially arguing that Israel should just stay unarmed, smoke the hopium, and wish the terrorist attacks will stop. >
  
  I think it's the Palestinians who need more firearms for self protection. Palestinians wouldn't have to rely on Hamas if the regular people have guns. Obviously both sides are constantly doing terrorist attacks against the other but 5 Palestinians die for every 1 Israeli. The Palestinians have a lot more to protect themselves against. >
  
  The Palestinians have a lot of firearms already, you should see the magnitude of what is captured by the IDF and of the foiled smuggling attempts from Jordan. They have guns, and when they fire them at trained soldiers, they get whacked, because just because you have guns doesn't mean you know how to use them. And that's why you have 5 Palestinians die for every one Israeli. Because for 95% of firefights, there are 0 IDF casualties, and at least a few Palestinian gunmen down. >
  
  Basically, Israel losses the PR game because they are better trained and more accurate shooters. >
  
  They lose the PR game cause they won the war but Palestine won’t surrender and let there be peace. Palestine could be a country tomorrow if it would accept peace >
  
  But they won’t because then they gotta admit they suck ass and that Israel has a right to exist >
  
  Hey UN, stay in your lane >
  
  Honest question I haven't been able to find an answer to: What portion of the firearm licenses in Israel are held by Arab residents? >
  
  Most people who possess a firearm license in Israel have military background (for most applications it's one of the requirements), so probably not many. However, it's estimated that there are some 300k illegal weapons stashed in Arab communities in Israel, a large portion of which were stolen from military bases. >
  
  Also. All Israeli citizens Arab/Druze/Jewish have to serve in the the army. So literally almost everyone has military experience. Plenty of non Jews serve in the Israeli military.
  Edti: I was incorrect >
  
  Arabs don't have to serve in the military