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this sophistry is why i hate politics on HN.

• anigbrowl 2y ago
  But it matters. Hamas are non-state actors; if the conflict is legally characterized by Israel as a war, then prisoners have POW rights. Nobody is entirely sure at this point exactly what Israel's legal position is, which is going to have complex ramifications given that Israeli officials have already been charged by the ICC. https://lieber.westpoint.edu/israels-declaration-war-hamas-modern-invocation-recognized-belligerency/ https://lieber.westpoint.edu/israels-declaration-war-hamas-m...
  • readthenotes1 2y ago
    Thanks for that!
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• racional 2y ago
  The sophistry resides in the gap between the current government's stated reasons for conducting the operation in the way that it has -- and its actual, inner reasons. I am but the messenger.
• bhouston 2y ago
  The population of Gaza is actually the concentration of the descendants the former non Jewish population of nearby communities in Israel who were driven out during the Nabka. Many in Israel are calling this war Nakba 2. Here is some quote from Israelis in this regards: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4313276-israel-is-threatening-a-second-nakba-but-its-already-happening/ https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4313276-israel-is-... There are also policy papers to this effect that leaked from Israel: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-palestinians-concept-paper-1.7015576 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-palestinians-conce... So this fear is an outcome some are advocating for but all world leaders are strongly opposed.