The Geneva convention was established to minimise atrocities in conflicts. Israeli settlements in Gaza are illegal and violate the Geneva convention. Legality of Israeli settlements Article 51 of the Geneva convention prohibits indiscriminate attacks on civilian population yet Israel attacked hospitals with children inside. Whether you agree or not that Hamas were present, children cannot be viewed as combatants.so when no care was taken to protect them, does this not constitute a violation? According to save the children, 1 in 50 children in Gaza had been killed or injured. This is a very high proportion and does not show care being taken to prevent such casualties and therefore constitutes a violation.

So my question is simply, do supporters of Israel no longer support our believe in the Geneva convention, did you never, or how do you reconcile Israeli breaches of the Geneva convention? For balance I should add “do you not believe such violations are occurring and if so how did you come to this position?”

Answers other than only "they have the right to go after Hamas " please. The issue is how they are going after Hamas, not whether they should or not.

EDIT: Title changed to remove ambiguity about supporting Israel vs supporting their actions

  • frazw@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    163·
    2 months ago

    This is the kind of response I was looking for.

    I’m not seeking to pile on the anti Israel sentiment but to genuinely understand what the basis for the Israeli position and supporters of it might be.

    • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      2 months ago

      As fucked up as Israel’s actions are, it’s important to remember they’re surrounded by countries who want to do to them what they’re doing to Gaza. Israel kicks all their butts, in no small part because of the US. They’ve developed a real Mexican drug cartel “I’ll cut all your familys’ heads off in front of you if you mess with me” vibe, and you can see why.

      And doing that creates terrorists, and you can see why.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
        42·
        2 months ago

        All of those people have tried to seek peace with israel. Notably the controlled opposition from the PA. Palestinian have tried to seek peace with israel. Many times. One common event happens:

        Israel kills the negotiator.