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Israel goes to great lengths to avoid killing innocents, even when the innocence of those people is in serious doubt. (e.g., the family of a terrorist, which ma
by curi 19y ago
Israel goes to great lengths to avoid killing innocents, even when the innocence of those people is in serious doubt. (e.g., the family of a terrorist, which makes no effort to get out of the way so Israel can kill him without collateral damage, and who gives him comfort, encouragement, and support, is not exactly innocent bystanders)
These lengths include:
- holding off on killing known terrorist leaders when they have a chance, knowing this puts Israel at greater risk, because they believe the method available to kill him has too high a risk of collateral damage
- sending their young men door to door, in very dangerous narrow streets with booby traps, snipers, because getting up close and personal is safer for the Palestinians, though not for the Israelis, who have the power to just bomb the area (which is what most countries would do, like Russia. But in fact, try to name another country which routinely takes similar risks to protect somewhat hostile non-citizens.)
- rms 19y agoOh, sure... I was quoted the statistic that they kill 1 civilian for every 30 military deaths, which is better than any other national army.
- curi 19y agoI didn't know that statistic. That's amazing! Do you know where I can find a source for it?
- rms 19y agoThis is all I could find with a quick search: http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=08E7AACE-39F6-40A6-B77B-0A487B60366A http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=08E7AAC... Looks like that number is only for 2007, they haven't been as good historically which means it may be an anomaly, but let's hope not. And this isn't a great source either, it doesn't cite its sources.
- curi 19y agooh, it's comparing killing terrorists with civilians. i thought you meant collateral damage vs Israel's own military casualties. not as amazing as it sounded, but still excellent. the link actually mentions historical rates and how they've improved. but yes, doesn't cite sources.