On: Israel to destroy Palestinians' solar panels

[Estragon]

It surprises me that people are complaining this is irrelevant to HN. It fits well with the PG/HN narrative of technology decentralizing political power -- Israel is suppressing this technology because it doesn't want to give up its control of the electricity supply.

[ubershmekel → Estragon]

This is a political piece on a political issue. Solar/wind energy isn't new or hacker newsy more than building a house is.

I'd love to further express my opinion on the subject, this just isn't the place for it. No matter how hard you spin it.

[rnrlrn → Estragon]

"Israel is suppressing this technology..." that statement exactly shows the problem with this post. this is a complex political problem that has nothing to do with the technology. in fact Israel has made huge investments in solar technology. you don't have to agree with Israeli politics. as an Israeli,I rarely do either, but this post is one in a long list of demonizing and biased posts that just make the situation worse for us left wing Israelis who genuinely want a solution

[eyko → rnrlrn]

> this is a complex political problem that has nothing to do with the technology.

May be complex to you, but to (most of) the rest of us it is actually quite simple to understand.