# Are Palestinians in Gaza a distinct ethnic group? Is pushing Palestinians out of Gaza "ethnic cleansing?"

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-palestinians-in-gaza-a-distinct-ethnic-group-is-pushing-palestinians-out-of-gaza-ethnic-cleansing/991255 "2023-10-07T22:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-palestinians-in-gaza-a-distinct-ethnic-group-is-pushing-palestinians-out-of-gaza-ethnic-cleansing/991255/109 "2023-10-08T14:28:43Z")

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**Moderating:**  
I just reviewed this thread. It started out barely within the rules but then @Whack-a-Mole came back and continued to promote an Abhorrent Views. This is specifically covered by the rules.

> [@Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/1):
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> **Abhorrent views.** If you express yourself in a way we consider to be beyond the pale of civil discussion, whether in style or substance, we will warn you to stop, specifying what it is we want you to cease doing, on penalty of losing your posting privileges. This rule applies in all forums including the Pit. This is not an attempt to suppress discussion of sensitive topics. We cannot anticipate everything we would consider abhorrent and do not maintain a list of proscribed views. Except in extreme cases we will provide the offending party with a warning before taking any further action.

Also in reading through @Whack-a-Mole’s 32 posts, there was a lot of [Sealioning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning) going on. This is a form of trolling. The sealioning started with [post 40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-palestinians-in-gaza-a-distinct-ethnic-group-is-pushing-palestinians-out-of-gaza-ethnic-cleansing/991255/40) and went on often after that.

**A Warning** will be issued and this thread is closed. I can’t believe I have to write this, but be careful about promoting mass murder/genocide/ethnic cleansing or finding an excuse to kick millions of people out of their home.

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