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Not to belittle 30,000 casualties (terrible still), if this is the death toll in 23 years, which is based on Hammas reported number, includes "militants" (terro
by tasn 3y ago
Not to belittle 30,000 casualties (terrible still), if this is the death toll in 23 years, which is based on Hammas reported number, includes "militants" (terrorists) and many other deaths, and all while fighting in a very densely populated area against a group using civilians as human shields: the Israeli death machine is doing a very poor job.
Edit: I looked at this source closer, this is a random blog by an obvious biased source (general credibility aside). Using pictures of Palestinians in the header, saying that there's strong evidence that Israel is behind the bombing at the hospital parking lot, and still claiming that there were ~500 casualties there. Again, going back to the lame death machine argument: on one hand Israel is bad and using precise bombs that take down building, but on the other they somehow attacked a hospital parking lot with a weak bomb that caused little to no damage? Nevermind the ample evidence to the contrary of these claims, just this should give you a hint by how unlikely it is.
- drcongo 3y agoYou seem to have gotten a little side tracked. You claimed that Israel doesn't kill Palestinians - have you got a reputable source for this obviously false claim?
- tasn 3y agoThis was said in response to claims of intentional genocide, not civilian damage.
- drcongo 3y agoNo, you've introduced the word "intentional" there. You were responding to a post about genocide and apartheid by downplaying it and claiming Israel doesn't kill Palestinians.
- tasn 3y ago> I really don't want to get into politics on HN, but there is no genocide nor apartheid, this is just Hammas propaganda. Israel has the means to kill Palestinians and it doesn't. This is the full quote you originally cut. It is obvious that this refers to killing in the context genocide (the same way the rest of the text refers to apartheid). Even if you originally thought in earnest that I meant any killing (which is obviously ridiculous), I made it clear multiple times that this was not what I meant.