The United States is warning Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in “extremist” settlers in the West Bank in the wake of reports of violence against Palestinians. “We…

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    1 year ago

    I don’t think either population is morally responsible for what their so-called leaders do. Subsets of them, sure, but Israelis or Palestinians as a whole? Not a chance. People are not responsible for actions they had no hand in, or which they actively opposed.

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      Really funny how people down vote you because they believe in collective punishment as long as it’s the side they don’t like.

      Which is the status quo for the region.

      Still doesn’t change the Geneva Conventions definition of a military target.

      Meanwhile over in Pakistan there’s massive protests for Palestine nominally. As they are genociding 1.4 million Afghan refugees. https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-deportations-migrant-crackdown/32658618.html the stated reason is that the refugee population keeps suicide bombing stuff amongst other militant actions. Sound familiar?

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      I totally agree.

      I’m just following the logic of those who claim the carpet bombing of Gaza is acceptable because the Palestinians once voted for Hamas.

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          Any before and after photos of entire demolished Gaza neighbourhoods makes it clear what a farce your claim is.

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            May you never experience a true carpet bombing.

            The death toll would be in the 100k+

            In Dresden in the B link 60k died in one night.

            Didn’t work for his defense then doesn’t now. It’s the basis of the laws of war and Geneva Conventions.

            As it turns out a place the size of jersey city with 500km of tunnels is entrenched

            It’s not a claim it’s a fact that Gaza isn’t being carpet bombed. Overlay the maps of damage from satellite imagery with where tunnels were known to be previously in public knowledge.

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              In Dresden in the B link 60k died in one night.

              It’s not every day that you hear propaganda from the 40’s. The total death toll of the Dresden carpet bombings was 25k.