
Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza against Gazan civilians under the legal definition of “war crimes”. I don’t consider this to be justifiable. If you support the military actions they’re taking, you are supporting war crimes. Stop deflecting from that. |
How does an integrated state work? What happens if Palestinians get a majority in the Knesset and recognize a right to return including property rights for those disposed when they fled? |
But temper it how? It’s easy to talk in big generalizations, but what’s your alternative plan? |
No, I don't think it is, but the idea of taking kids into Israel is just not realistic. Do I wish the world could work that way? Yeah. It seems to me that none of this will stop until both sides stop hating each other and just accept each other. I have no sides on this issue and don't follow closely, so maybe someone could explain what needs to happen to reach that point. Common sense is telling me the Muslims will not stop until Israel is gone because they hate Jews. Is that wrong? Because if it's not, then there goes the underlying issue that needs to be resolved. You don't have to be a middle east guru to know that Islam is the much more aggressive religion. |
War crimes presumes a court. What court do you expect to hear these cases? |
No, honey. We’re talking about your ethnic cleansing plan. Which is a war crime. |
I’m not the poster who put forth the “ethnic cleansing” plan. But if we’re debating the relative morality of war crimes, that seems better than blowing them up. |
I don’t believe that the suffering of this many people is necessary for Israelis to live in comfort |
I assume Israel is trying to work something out to get the hostages. But I'm not sure what type of deal they'll be able to reach; even if they get the hostages they can't just ignore the reality that Hamas killed hundreds of their civilians. So maybe things will take a turn for the worse once attempts to get the hostages stall and Hamas starts livestreaming executions. |
Is America ethnic cleansing when it takes care of the migrants? Migration and refugee resettlement is not the same as ethnic cleansing. That’s what Israel is doing by bombing the Gaza Strip |
Are you speculating? |
War crimes against non-combatants are laid out in the Geneva Conventions. I presume Netanyahu and his government aren’t going to present themselves to be tried in an international court, because it would be a pretty textbook case. Just because he won’t doesn’t mean he’s not committing war crimes. |
Israel is not the shining beacon of democracy in the ME. It is fascist.
The Knesset Ethics Committee has just banned an official member from the Knesset sessions and meetings for the next 45 days because MK Cassif accused the Israeli government of committing massacres in Gaza. there are no dissenting opinions permitted in Israel, not in government not in the public and not in media. There is no freedom of thought or speech, and no consideration given to the lives of Palestinians. If you dare suggest that their lives are worth considering, you are either jailed or banned. His statement below: https://twitter.com/ofercass/status/1714672573584121897?s=42&t=CjYah8aRcPR-pKSS0zmNGA |
I don't understand why Biden all of sudden trusts Bibi so much. |
Why are some posters here hell bent on defending Israel no matter what it does?
Foreign media is saying that investigation of the hospital bombing and gathering evidence like bomb fragments is not possible. Therefore conclusive evidence will never be available. What is clear is the disproportionate suffering on the one side |