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> Palestinian casualties over the last few decades are roughly 10x Israeli casualties. That's because Israel is better at defending from attacks by Hamas and a
by yakubin 5y ago
> Palestinian casualties over the last few decades are roughly 10x Israeli casualties.
That's because Israel is better at defending from attacks by Hamas and also prioritizes the defense higher than Hamas. Saying that one side has fewer casualties, implying that they are "the bad ones", is smoke and mirrors.
- makomk 5y agoWhen Hamas shoots missiles at Israel, Israelis have bunkers to hide in. When the Israeli military bombs the Gaza Strip, there are no bunkers for the people there to hide in - Israel has made sure of that by blocking imports of concrete and steel so there is literally no way to build them. Blaming this on Hamas not having prioritized defense higher is the foulest, evillest kind of victim blaming.
- yakubin 5y agoHamas gets missiles and all sort of weapons, but they can't get steel? Magic. Then they place the missile batteries next to hospitals, schools and mosques. That shows their commitment to ~defending Palestinians~ attacking Israelis. Meanwhile we should blame Israel for building effective missile defense systems...