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[-] HMH@lemmy.ml 214 points 11 months ago

Some facts about the Gaza Strip:

  • Population: ~2.3 Million
  • Area: 365 km² (141 sq mi)
    • 41 km (25 mi) long, from 6 to 12 km (3.7 to 7.5 mi) wide
  • Population density: ~6300/km² 1

Gaza is very densely populated. In Gaza live as many people as in Houston. But Houston has an area of 1658.6 km² (640.4 sq mi). Thus Gaza has nearly five times the population density of Houston. New York City is the only city in the US with a population of more than a million and a higher population density than Gaza. 2 The tallest building in Palestine stands at 76.1 m (255 ft). 3

A little less than half of the population of Gaza is made up of children. 4

There are only three ("legal") ways in and out of Gaza:

  • Rafah Crossing into Egypt in the south
  • Kerem Shalom Crossing into Israel in the south
  • Erez Crossing into Israel in the north

Gaza has a very small port. It can only be used by small fisher boats. 5

Israel built a wall and fences around Gaza. 6

[-] HMH@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Considering that recent polls show the AfD at ~30% in some states, I doubt banning it will work. The only reasons it's gotten this big is abysmal politics by the current and former govt. I'm pretty sure banning it is only going to make things worse. And I am not at all convinced you can truly consider them ban worthy like actual Nazis, even though the current govt would very much like you to think this way.

[-] HMH@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 months ago

Less regulations, it's easier to do "funny stuff" like gain of function research (frankly a euphemism for biological warfare research) in China than in the US. And it's not like the US is just funding the biolab, they have people on site and oversight as well.

[-] HMH@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile in Germany:

Krieger wider Willen - Warrior against his [Olaf Scholz - Germany's chancellor] will

Putins blutige Spur - Putin's bloody path

Gefährlich schwach - dangerously weak

Putin ist ein Drache, der fressen muss - Putin is a dragon that needs to feed

Wie schwach ist Putin? - How weak is Putin?

[-] HMH@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Can you give a little more context please? Do any news outlets report on this, how many people did protest?

While I think this is very interesting, this submission kinda breaks

Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc

doesn't it?

HMH

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