# New discussion thread for Israel/Gaza/West Bank (Hijacks tolerated)

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** israel-hamas-war, hijacks-tolerated\
**Created:** [July 12, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discussion-thread-for-israel-gaza-west-bank-hijacks-tolerated/1031615 "2026-07-12T00:17:27Z")\
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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> Roma, for instance, certainly don’t identify with Punjab at all.

I am not familiar with the traditions of the Roma and cannot speak as to where they consider themselves indigenous to.

> [@MrDibble](#):
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> You are not indigenous to America.

The fuck I’m not. This is where I was born. It’s where I’ll probably die. It’s where my parents and grandparents were born and died. It’s the place I’ve sworn loyalty to for my entire life, where I exercise the franchise to determine who shall govern on the behalf of my people, and to which my fate is for better or for worse forever intertwined.

_How dare you_.

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