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Israel does deserve all the blame for the bombings of infrastructure, hospitals, and civilians in Gaza. And let’s make no mistake, what they are doing is terro
by enterprise_cog 3y ago
Israel does deserve all the blame for the bombings of infrastructure, hospitals, and civilians in Gaza.
And let’s make no mistake, what they are doing is terrorism on a much larger scale.
- prepend 3y agoIt’s quite different to target an innocent civilian and another to destroy a hospital because that’s where hamas launches rockets from. Intent matters quite a bit. When Hamas stars criminally prosecuting its soldiers for killing and raping civilians then you can start talking about how Israel and Hamas are similar. But equating Israel incidentally causing civilian deaths with Hamas purposely is not helpful to the conversation.
- enterprise_cog 3y agoTurns out that when you drop large explosives in dense urban environments civilians die. To knowingly do that makes it quite intentional. Also you might want to reevaluate your moral compass if you think bombing a hospital, especially when they are so limited, is ever okay.
- hifycycyv 3y ago[dead]
- prepend 3y agoIf someone is firing rockets from within a hospital, how would you stop that?
- enterprise_cog 3y agoWhen has Hamas launched rockets from within hospitals?
- dotnet00 3y agoOf course Israel bears responsibility for how they respond to the terrorism perpetrated against them, just as Hamas bears responsibility for the terrorism in the first place. However, what Israel is doing is war, not terrorism. Unlike Hamas, Israel's target is Hamas members and not random civilians - many not even Israeli citizens - who were enjoying a music festival. There will be civilian casualties in what Israel is doing, but it's fundamentally different from terrorism as the civilian deaths are not the primary goal. Edit: Are you trying to push the unreasonable interpretation that by saying "unfolding violence" the students were referring to Israel's response rather than what Hamas did?
- enterprise_cog 3y agoWar is terrorism. They are bombing a densely packed civilian area knowing it will kill civilians. They disabled water and electricity. That’s not war, it’s terrorism. They are inflicting suffering on civilians purposely. Also yes that is what I am saying and no it isn’t unreasonable just because you say so.