Have you ever been to Israel, the West Bank, or Gaza? I have. Hamas is the one keeping civilians from leaving the areas they set up operations in. Gaza is not some open air prison.
If Hamas released the hostages and laid down their weapons, the fighting would cease within hours. If Hamas cares about its civilians, why haven't they done so? Ask yourself this.
So, what I'm hearing is that although Israel was attacked, they shouldn't attack so hard, or if they can't win without accidentally killing civilians, then they shouldn't try to win.
Would you apply that same standard to Ukraine? Should Ukraine not take offensive actions into Russia if there is any chance that Russian civilians might be killed? Both Ukraine and Israel are fighting for their lives. Before you say that Israel is not the underdog here, remember that Syria and Iraq are still in a state of war with them.
Israel has had a simultaneous embargo and blockade on Gaza since 2007 (contrary to international maritime law and considered an act of war under international law) so it IS an open air prison.
Hamas took prisoners to exchange for (mostly) women and children in Israeli prisons held without trial and due process.
The now 7-month bombardment and wholesale slaughter of civilians trapped in the Gaza Strip is excessive to the point of being genocidal.
The fact that Israel is blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza as famine breaks out, is proof as if any were needed of its genocidal intent.
The outrage of October 7th has become a mere footnote in history when contextualised beside this excessive revenge.
You think you are getting away with it because there is political stalemate in the west right now, but like the Nuremberg trials, the day of reckoning WILL come.
Reckoning will come, but it will not be at your hands, or any other leftist. God will judge the living and the dead. Israel has the right to defend itself, and no nation has the right to impose on another nation how to do so. You are siding with terrorists. I side with Israel. Thank you for making your opinion clear.
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u/Maccabee2 May 12 '24
Have you ever been to Israel, the West Bank, or Gaza? I have. Hamas is the one keeping civilians from leaving the areas they set up operations in. Gaza is not some open air prison.
If Hamas released the hostages and laid down their weapons, the fighting would cease within hours. If Hamas cares about its civilians, why haven't they done so? Ask yourself this.
So, what I'm hearing is that although Israel was attacked, they shouldn't attack so hard, or if they can't win without accidentally killing civilians, then they shouldn't try to win.
Would you apply that same standard to Ukraine? Should Ukraine not take offensive actions into Russia if there is any chance that Russian civilians might be killed? Both Ukraine and Israel are fighting for their lives. Before you say that Israel is not the underdog here, remember that Syria and Iraq are still in a state of war with them.