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throw310822[dead post] ◴[] No.43749654[source]
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d3ckard ◴[] No.43749721[source]
With all due respect, massacring civilians because “you have no other choice” is historically not an excuse holding up in courts.

Israel has enormous advantage over Palestinians and while I don’t mind them waging war with Hamas, indiscriminate bombing is not ok and never will be.

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mschuster91 ◴[] No.43749751[source]
> With all due respect, massacring civilians because “you have no other choice” is historically not an excuse holding up in courts.

The thing is, under the rules of war, protected installations (such as residential areas or even hospitals) lose their protection if they are being abused by a warring party for military operations. Otherwise, it would be an open invitation for anyone to do what Hamas did - force the other party between either risking getting shot at or violating rules of war.

No one forced Hamas to embed themselves among civilians. They did that on their own.

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1. fastball ◴[] No.43750140[source]
Your one-sided definition of "force" is patently ridiculous on its face.

"Everything Hamas does is forced by Israel's actions, nothing Israel does is forced by Hamas"