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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Hamas fires rockets indiscriminately at civilian areas. That is a war crime. They use schools and hospitals as launching sites for attacks. That is also a war crime. To block those rockets Israel counterattacks, but there is often heavy collateral damage. The Israeli counterattack may not be wise, ethical, or strategically productive for them, but it can't be compared with Hamas war crimes.[/quote]

I disagree. Accepting your assertions about Hamas (some of which I would actually argue), the result of Hamas' "war crimes" are minimal casualties. The result of Israel's "war crimes" (something you failed to call them though that is what they actually are) is hundreds of deaths. The results of crimes should not be divorced from the crime itself.

I am prepared to agree that Hamas has committed war crimes. But, it is also clear that Israel has committed war crimes. Some of you justify Israel's crimes because they were committed in response to Hamas' crimes. But, that's not how international law works. There is actually more of a burden on Israel as an occupying power. Legally, Israel has committed multiple war crimes and the reality is that the results of its crimes have been much more deadly than the results of Hamas' crimes.

We all know that two wrongs don't make a right. It is even more true that one wrong and a worse wrong don't make a right.
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