• BlueBockser@programming.dev
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      It is well established that Hamas is using civilian areas and infrastructure such as hospitals, schools and refugee camps as cover for military installations. In doing so, they make them legitimate military targets - that’s international law.

      Can you tell me why Hamas gets carte blanche but others such as Ukraine are criticized in similar circumstances?

      Oh and while we’re on the subject of deliberately killing civilians, I’m sure you will agree that the mass murder of Israeli civilians by Hamas on October 7th constitutes genocide as well, right?

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        It is well established that Hamas is using civilian areas and infrastructure

        Established by whom?

        Can you tell me why Hamas gets carte blanche but others such as Ukraine are criticized in similar circumstances?

        On what planet has Hamas received carte blanche? Gaza is currently being carpet bombed. This is exactly what Russia did to Kyiv in the opening days of the war, and it seems clear that Israel and Russia are running identical playbooks. Mass murder of the population as a form of ethnic cleansing is now the standard military doctrine of encroaching powers.

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        Ukraine isn’t an open air concentration camp governed in large part by Israeli blockade and airstrike and has been for thirty fuckin years dudes. Not quite the same situation is it?

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          So you’re saying it’s okay to use human shields when under blockade? You might want to read up on the Geneva conventions.

          Also, do you know what country Gaza shares its Souther border with? That’s right, Egypt. How on Earth can Israel establish an open air prison when Gaza shares a border with a friendly Arab nation? How do they get all their supplies into Gaza, civilian and military? How come more than 200k Gaza civilians had work visa in Israel before the October 7th attacks? That’s right, because it’s not an open air prison.

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            I’m saying a population that cannot escape and cannot leave for fear of not being able to return to their homes are in fact human shields. Hamas is certainly taking advantage like any other country would and in fact have done. What you’re ignoring is that Israel is the one creating the perverse incentive to use civilians to hide.

            Yes, the Egyptian border Israel bombed.

            200k have to work for Israel because there aren’t enough jobs in Palestine because Israel bombs businesses claiming they’re Hamas.

            It’s an open air prison bud. Fun question, can a Palestinian exit gaza without an id.