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I don’t think the word “genocidal” means what you think it does.

• bitcharmer 5y ago
  Does using white phosphorus against civilian population qualify? https://www.hrw.org/report/2009/03/25/rain-fire/israels-unlawful-use-white-phosphorus-gaza https://www.hrw.org/report/2009/03/25/rain-fire/israels-unla... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/25/israel-white-phosphorus-gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/25/israel-white-p...
  • simonh 5y ago
    No. Not all war crimes are genocide. It's better if we call things what they are.
    • cositis 5y ago
      What international authority should be able to ultimately define what Israel is doing "genocide" in your opinion?
      • flyinglizard 5y ago
        A conflict lasting 80 years with a number of casualties less than 1% of either populations can not be called a “genocide” in any good faith.
      • simonh 5y ago
        Using WP on a school is a war crime, no question. So is raining Qassam rockets down indiscriminately on civilian areas. The Palestinian people are in a crappy situation, but as long as Hamas leaders and plenty of others keep going on about wiping out the Jews, sympathy for the Palestinian cause in the international community is going to have it's limits.