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Comment by jimbohn

4 months ago

I'm not particularly involved with the whole Israel/Palestine question yet I was unable to not find myself put in front of a lot of evidence, and I don't follow/have social media.

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thomassmith65  4 months ago

There invariably is evidence that supports two diametrically opposed narratives; what is missing is evidence to know which is true.

For example:

The IDF claims Hamas use civilians as human shields. Hamas denies it.

Hamas claims the IDF targets civilians. The IDF denies it.

And I, with no access to internal IDF communications, and no access to internal Hamas communications, don't know what to make of all the videos and articles supporting and debunking both claims.

  • jimbohn  4 months ago

    We can judge by the outcomes.

    • thomassmith65  4 months ago

      If the goal is to judge Israel and find it guilty of genocide, then we can choose some number of civilian deaths lower than Israel killed, and be done with it.

      If the goal is to determine whether Israel actually is guilty of genocide then that approach isn't useful.

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