complacent_jerboa

LOWER DEEZ DECKS

No, it has almost nothing to do with religion. The only part of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis that actually tangibly relates to a religious dispute, is the contesting claims over Jerusalem (because it's holy to both Judaism and Islam).

Literally the entire rest of the conflict is based on competing nationalist claims.

Yes, even though Hamas is yelling "Allahu-akbar". Believe it or not, they're not fighting because of their religion, they're fighting because of their political goals (namely in Hamas' case AFAIK the destruction of Israel). They do also happen to be religious, but the primary conflict is a political one.

The "as geography permits" part is a big obstacle, unfortunately.

how is it the middle of winter?

I'm not sure what your experience has been like, but for me it's been basically plug-and-play.

No, the correct answer is "fuck both of them". You don't need Twitter, you definitely don't need Threads.

You don't even need Mastodon for that matter. You don't need a constant drip feed of dopamine. If you need to stay informed, you can just use news sites or something.