• ShroOmeric@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Displacement and replacement. If it doesn’t sound old school ethnic cleansing this I dont know what else…

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      Well the difference is that Israel has invested in desalination at a widespread level. They’ve been able to irrigate the desert and turn inhospitable land into arable farmland with that investment.

      While 10,000 visas may seem like a lot, it actually doesn’t go all that far for the sort of crops that must be picked by hand.