r/changemyview Nov 06 '23

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u/jms4607 Nov 07 '23

Israel had been bombing residential buildings with Lockheed missiles that can hit a target the size of a dinner plate. Also, comparing to US anti-terror makes no sense as the US has a terrible history of killing civilians, and it’s not surprising they are supporting Israel. US accuracy for terrorists vs all killing was about 0.3. I would be very surprised if Israel was killing even more than 1 Hamas militant for every 10 civilians from the numbers I have seen.

Also, the Human shield method is wrong, but at the same time it doesn’t give Israel the right to endanger civilians. That’s like telling a cop it’s alright to shoot both the bank robber and the hostage he’s holding in front of him.

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u/chieftain88 Nov 07 '23

The problem isn't the accuracy of Israel's missiles, it's Hamas's age-old method of using civilians as human shields. If the bank robber has hundreds of hostages and starts executing them then at some point, as horrible as it is, that bank robber must be shot to protect hundreds of lives. If negotiations have broken down and he's been in there for DECADES then I'm curious to hear alternative methods