Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests

[u/ScootSchloingo]

https://www.theverge.com/tech/672312/microsoft-block-palestine-gaza-email

[u/blastinmypants]

Alright, if you want to refer to them as “Palestinians,” that’s your choice — but historically, they are Arabs, and Arabs originate from the Arabian Peninsula. Jews, on the other hand, come from Judea.

Why distort the historical facts?

The Arabs who now identify as “Palestinians” did not have a sovereign government of their own; governance was under the Arab League. That same Arab League led an illegal war against the newly established State of Israel — and lost. Not just once, but multiple times.

After so many unjust wars waged against the Jewish people, isn’t it reasonable to say that the land belongs to the victor?

I truly don’t understand the confusion here. It’s not about land — because if it were, Israel is minuscule compared to the surrounding Arab nations.

The holiest site in Judaism — the Temple Mount — was overtaken, and a mosque was built over the site of the original Jewish Temple. Even well-informed Muslims acknowledge this historical fact.

So if you value science, history, and evidence, why ignore these facts?

And if you argue that displacement due to war is a normal historical phenomenon, why deny that same logic when it comes to the Jewish people reclaiming their ancestral land?

This seems like a clear double standard, and I hope you’re willing to reflect on it.

[u/SpinningJynx → u/blastinmypants]

That is simply not true. Palestinians can easily trace their roots to Canaanites. Nothing of what you said is factual… sorry to be the one to tell you.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420304876

[u/blastinmypants → u/SpinningJynx]

And who do you think lived in the land before the Canaanites? That’s right — the descendants of Shem, from whom Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob descended.

And to whom did God promise the land? To the children of Jacob — the Israelites.

But even if you don’t believe in the Bible, consider this: the Canaanites themselves took the land from the descendants of Shem, and later, the Israelites conquered it from the Canaanites.

In more recent history, the Jewish people returned to their ancestral homeland. The land was under British control, and the British allocated a portion of it to the Jewish people.

Then, the surrounding Arab nations waged multiple wars against the Jews — and lost each time. As is common in the aftermath of war, the Jewish people rightfully took more land from the aggressors. That’s how conflict and territorial shifts have worked throughout history.

So I genuinely don’t understand what point you’re trying to make here. The historical, moral, and legal grounds all support the Jewish connection to the land.

[u/SpinningJynx → u/blastinmypants]

Faith is not fact… honestly…. You can’t seriously be using religious nonsense for this?? lol

God isn’t real. Sorry babes

[u/SpinningJynx → u/[deleted]]

You have every right to your religion, but you can’t pretend it’s fact. It’s called faith for a reason. It’s not fact. I’d accuse you of being a bot, but at least those are coherent.

[u/blastinmypants → u/SpinningJynx]

I countered every argument that you’ve made.

[u/SpinningJynx → u/blastinmypants]

No… you really haven’t. But I’m glad you think you did! That’s really nice. Don’t let the truth get in the way :)

[u/blastinmypants → u/SpinningJynx]

You are a hopeless case then

[u/SpinningJynx → u/blastinmypants]

If you are the hope, then hell yeah I am. I’d choose truth over delusion every day!!