I am okay with the notion that war is dirty and that Hamas will try to pretend to be civilians or whatever. I have some questions:
- if the weapons always wait for them at target locations, who is transporting the weapons at any given target location and why is that not the focus?
- if we know they try to use infrastructure like hospitals, the IDF clearly knows where Hamas is aiming to shelter in, why not militarily occupy hospitals but then otherwise allow them to run without delay vs sniping anyone who shows up in a window?
- how is it possible the IDF allowed premature babies to die in their incubators once medical staff left a hospital in Gaza (aka unoccupied facility for IDF to sweep through), such that once medical staff returned they were presented with their rotting bodies left untouched in the incubators?
- how were Israeli unarmed civilians waving white t-shirts get mistaken for armed Hamas combatants and shot dead when trying to escape from their capture?
- how did the World Kitchen convoy, which had provided the IDF their route and time and coordinates with clearly labeled trucks, get shot with targeted missiles from above?
> It is very convenient to criticize it when you're not in it
Israel 'criticised' Hamas for their monstrous attack six months ago, started a war over it. Perhaps you're saying Israel should have just accepted it?
You know, perhaps this whole mess Israel is now involved in is a product of its own behaviour, and killing of loads more Palestinians is not likely to bring peace but further hate and evil.
This is demonstrably untrue (it happens of course, but is not ubiquitous as comabt footage demonstrates) and in any case does not obviate the LOAC.
I am okay with the notion that war is dirty and that Hamas will try to pretend to be civilians or whatever. I have some questions:
- if the weapons always wait for them at target locations, who is transporting the weapons at any given target location and why is that not the focus?
- if we know they try to use infrastructure like hospitals, the IDF clearly knows where Hamas is aiming to shelter in, why not militarily occupy hospitals but then otherwise allow them to run without delay vs sniping anyone who shows up in a window?
- how is it possible the IDF allowed premature babies to die in their incubators once medical staff left a hospital in Gaza (aka unoccupied facility for IDF to sweep through), such that once medical staff returned they were presented with their rotting bodies left untouched in the incubators?
- how were Israeli unarmed civilians waving white t-shirts get mistaken for armed Hamas combatants and shot dead when trying to escape from their capture?
- how did the World Kitchen convoy, which had provided the IDF their route and time and coordinates with clearly labeled trucks, get shot with targeted missiles from above?
On the death of the premature babies see https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/abandoned-babies-found-de...
And you can justify any kind of civillian killing and genocide just like this.
Anyone can do anything, lets just target them all.
> It is very convenient to criticize it when you're not in it
Israel 'criticised' Hamas for their monstrous attack six months ago, started a war over it. Perhaps you're saying Israel should have just accepted it?
You know, perhaps this whole mess Israel is now involved in is a product of its own behaviour, and killing of loads more Palestinians is not likely to bring peace but further hate and evil.
3 downvotes in 16 minutes, well I never! (but oddly no other response)
Because you're arguing against a totemic representation with rhetoric rather than helpful points.
Also, weirdly, looks like you're arguing against both sides' totemic representations in this way, so you're going to annoy everyone.
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