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It was called a genocide early on because of the disregard for civilian life but it doesn't become one until everyone dies. The more accurate term is war crime

• JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > It was called a genocide early on because of the disregard for civilian life but it doesn't become one until everyone dies The Holocaust was a genocide. It didn't exterminate the Jews. > more accurate term is war crimes Agree. > At this point public opinion matters less than existing relationships What do you mean?
  • ipaddr 1y ago
    The relationship between Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and between Israel and America military matters more than public opinion. It could be 90% against but that would matter less.
    • JumpCrisscross 1y ago
      > relationship between Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and between Israel and America military matters more than public opinion The relationship is absolutely guided by public opinion. If Israeli support among registered Republicans starts hitting 50%, Trump is constrained. It's currently 64% net sympathy for Israel and 9% for Palestine among Republicans. 55% of Trump voters say "Israel should continue its military campaign until Hamas is fully eliminated, even if it means the civilian casualties in Gaza might continue," while only 29% say "Israel should stop its military campaign in order to protect against civilian casualties, even if Hamas has not been fully eliminated" [1]. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/02/polls/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/02/polls/times-s...