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CaptObvious@literature.cafe 6 months agoThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights would like a word: ohchr.org/…/gaza-un-experts-call-international-co…
As would the International Criminal Court with regard to war crimes: www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56249927
For that matter, the governments of Brazil, South Africa, and Colombia: washingtonpost.com/…/genocide-israel-gaza-palesti…
Even Amnesty International has called Israel’s actions “apartheid”: amnesty.org/…/israels-apartheid-against-palestini…
So yeah, both the UN and many human rights organizations of note have called out Israel.
redballooon@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I visited 3 links you gave me. One is newer than my comment, and it is dedicated to UN experts, as opposed to the organization, so still not a contradiction to my comment. The other from 2021 talks about investigations against Israel and Hamas, which so far didn’t get to any conclusions.
Then you mixed in the apartheid charge in a comment over genocide. I think that’s incoherent as an argument but won’t fight against that one.
And then there’s the global south, which apparently has a long brewed hatred against Israel for reasons I don’t know. That didn’t start with October 7th. I’m aware of deep seated antisemitism in their leftist parties, but don’t know enough about their politics to contextualize a single article. So I can’t say anything about that.
In conclusion the word genocide still doesn’t seem to uphold to the situation in Gaza. Particularly this week seems to show that a genocide is not Israel’s intention, even when it is in a situation of absolute power. At least not while anyone else than their nazi parties has something to say.
Now, what happens in situations where the Hamas has absolute power we saw during those dreadful hours on October 7th. They hunt down civilians, stopping at nothing unless stopped by force.
Tell me, how should Israel fight such an opponent.
CaptObvious@literature.cafe 6 months ago
I admit that I’m flabbergasted. Do you actually suggest that it’s acceptable to kill children in their homes, schools, and hospital NICUs?
redballooon@lemm.ee 6 months ago
No I don’t want children to violently die. They deserve to live their life. In war, among men and women, children die. Therefore I prefer a world without war.
As far as this under complex argument goes that’s all I can say.
I don’t get the vibe you would listen to what the international humanitarian law says about real world situations where war actually occurs, therefore I won’t waste my time spelling this out.
CaptObvious@literature.cafe 6 months ago
I have no idea what this is.
On the contrary, I’m always happy to read or hear from someone who knows more than I do. I’ve seen no evidence that this person is you.
No one asked you to waste your time so far. You did so voluntarily. But you’ve finally found something on which we agree, so I congratulate you for that.
Peace.