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It is officially declared a genocide by the UN commission. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go

by asim 1y ago

FirmwareBurner 1y ago
The UN is just a glorified board room for countries to discuss things, it has no executive powers over its permanent security council members and their allies. Basically, the UN can declare whatever they want, but there's nothing stopping the likes of US and Russia to ignore it and do the opposite of that. It's the League of Nations all over again. Nothing has been learned.
- crinkly 1y ago
  It also spent the last few years making the problems out there worse. They are themselves complicit in this outcome. There are no winners in this conflict on either side.
  - FirmwareBurner 1y ago
    >There are no winners in this conflict on either side. There is ONE winner here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel
- deleted 1y ago
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- the_gipsy 1y ago
  I think we all know this, it's very obvious. What is crazy is that, even a denouncement, is coming way too late. Now some countries are, very slowly, starting to talk about what this is: a genocide. It's horrible that it's so slow, and there is so much support or inaction towards the state of Israel.
- oulipo2 1y ago
  Still, IT IS A GENOCIDE.
3seashells 1y ago
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asim 1y ago
I'm shocked that this post went into negative points territory. It highlights the sentiment of the community here, that we don't even value the governance that was setup to maintain the checks and balances. An organisation tasked with gathering the evidence, checking the facts and then declaring a conclusion that can then be used arguably to convict war crimes is being criticised, incredible. What has happened to us? Listen, we can be disillusioned with the state of the world, but we have to realise that no solution is black or white, no outcome is immediately rectified, no criminal is caught and prosecuted at the time of the crime. And while we can be critical of the governing bodies created to deal with it, they are there for a reason, because the alternative is a wild wild west we don't want to go back to. What we're witnessing in terms of the starvation, bombardment and heinous acts are something humanity has worked tirelessly to avoid. We need to be optimistic that if not today but soon, this report will actually be used as the evidence to convict the criminals who need to be jailed and punished for their horrific acts against humanity. And to add, that goes for anyone who violates the boundaries set forth and anyone who kills innocent people, for any reason. In Islam, it has been dictated that during war you will not kill innocent people. Even the prisoners of war must be treated fairly. We must remember that individuals, groups, they are not representative of an entire philosophy or people e.g whether one body commits a terrible act in the name of a religion does not mean the people who live in peace and harmony advocate for it. But those who oppress and murder others for decades upon decades, they must be held to account. Maybe this post also gets buried, but if I didn't speak my truth I couldn't live with myself.

It is officially declared a genocide by the UN commission. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go

by asim 1y ago

It is officially declared a genocide by the UN commission. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go

FirmwareBurner 1y ago

The UN is just a glorified board room for countries to discuss things, it has no executive powers over its permanent security council members and their allies. Basically, the UN can declare whatever they want, but there's nothing stopping the likes of US and Russia to ignore it and do the opposite of that. It's the League of Nations all over again. Nothing has been learned.

crinkly 1y ago
It also spent the last few years making the problems out there worse. They are themselves complicit in this outcome. There are no winners in this conflict on either side.
- FirmwareBurner 1y ago
  >There are no winners in this conflict on either side. There is ONE winner here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel
deleted 1y ago
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the_gipsy 1y ago
I think we all know this, it's very obvious. What is crazy is that, even a denouncement, is coming way too late. Now some countries are, very slowly, starting to talk about what this is: a genocide. It's horrible that it's so slow, and there is so much support or inaction towards the state of Israel.
oulipo2 1y ago
Still, IT IS A GENOCIDE.

3seashells 1y ago

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asim 1y ago

I'm shocked that this post went into negative points territory. It highlights the sentiment of the community here, that we don't even value the governance that was setup to maintain the checks and balances. An organisation tasked with gathering the evidence, checking the facts and then declaring a conclusion that can then be used arguably to convict war crimes is being criticised, incredible. What has happened to us? Listen, we can be disillusioned with the state of the world, but we have to realise that no solution is black or white, no outcome is immediately rectified, no criminal is caught and prosecuted at the time of the crime. And while we can be critical of the governing bodies created to deal with it, they are there for a reason, because the alternative is a wild wild west we don't want to go back to. What we're witnessing in terms of the starvation, bombardment and heinous acts are something humanity has worked tirelessly to avoid. We need to be optimistic that if not today but soon, this report will actually be used as the evidence to convict the criminals who need to be jailed and punished for their horrific acts against humanity. And to add, that goes for anyone who violates the boundaries set forth and anyone who kills innocent people, for any reason. In Islam, it has been dictated that during war you will not kill innocent people. Even the prisoners of war must be treated fairly. We must remember that individuals, groups, they are not representative of an entire philosophy or people e.g whether one body commits a terrible act in the name of a religion does not mean the people who live in peace and harmony advocate for it. But those who oppress and murder others for decades upon decades, they must be held to account. Maybe this post also gets buried, but if I didn't speak my truth I couldn't live with myself.