Are you really suggesting that every asymmetrical war that is conducted successfully is genocide? O.o
Oct 7 literally is an act of genocide, see my post above. You're saying they don't have credibility because you don't understand what genocide is. This designation has nothing to do with body count.
Oh, I forgor, the United Nations is Hamas now.
Oh no don't forgor. They're not Hamas but they do exhibit significant anti-Israel bias.
Three countries were on said commission of inquiry:
Navi Pillay (South Africa), serves as chair, Miloon Kothari (India) and Chris Sidoti (Australia) serve as members of the commission
Many more opposed their methods and conclusions:
June 2023, United States and Israel joined 25 countries in condemning the open-ended nature of the UN investigation and "the long-standing disproportionate attention given to Israel in the council."
But that's the UN for you, lots of scrutiny and condemnation of Israel, not a peep when Jews are ethnically cleansed from neighboring countries.
Sorry to invade your echo chamber with dissent. It must pain you to be reminded that not everyone agrees with you, that must be so hard for you.
an occupying nation like Israel can not claim self defense when attacked
Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. A blockade is not an occupation.
If someone punches you to death, declaring they weren’t trying to kill you doesn’t make them any less guilty of murder.
Actually, in the US it could. Intent is the difference between murder and manslaughter.
That doesn't make sense. I regularly interact with people who disagree with me.
It's almost as if words mean things and have specific definitions, especially legal ones. Feel free to criticize such behaviors with different accurate words for things you don't like.
If you're going to define your movement as anti-genocidal you should really have a firm grasp on what genocide is and who is committing it:
Article II of the Convention defines genocide as:
... any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
- (a) Killing members of the group;
- (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
- (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
- (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
- (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Hamas, what Israel has been clear they intend to destroy, is not a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. However, Jews/Israel/Israelis, what Hamas has been clear they intend to destroy, are. Therefore, legally Oct 7 was an act of genocide, and Israel's war on Hamas is not. Such a designation has nothing to do with body count.
I support Israel because I oppose the genocidal. Binding their hands and preventing them from retaliating in self-defense only serves to support genocidal Hamas by keeping them in power.
Sadly, it's a worse echo chamber. In my experience mods are far more likely to wield power like little dictators and ban for good faith dissent, as there's no governing body above them to prevent this. I've been banned for being pro-Israel by several such petty tyrants.
Upvotes and downvotes are generally per-server though. It's interesting to see how posts and submissions are regarded on other instances.
Such hyperbole. Democrats do not support genocide and it's clear you don't know what genocide is.
I blame the blue dog Democrats who neutralized that majority, not Obama.
"Everything I don't like is fascism," & "both parties are the same," these glib hot takes just provide cover for actual fascism. Biden isn't sending anyone to mass graves, genius.
Mustn't be exposed to dissent, enjoy your echo chamber
To a certain degree, as they mentioned in the article regarding the casimir effect. While one cannot keep out the quantum foam entirely, it can be restricted to specific wavelengths by altering the volume of the space.
“Trump Bad” as a campaign strategy is losing Democrats this election.
What an odd take, considering every election is about candidates proving to the public that they are better than their opponent for the job.
Trump led an insurrection against the United States of America. Maybe return to that.
Isn't that also, "Trump bad?"
No, my comment was providing more context, by pointing out that HRC, rhe source being cited by this BBC article, is not an unbiased source when it comes to matters regarding Israel, as detailed in the link I provided.
It is highly relevant and not derailing at all, you just appear to hate on anyone who refutes your narrative.
Casualties due to collateral damage and fog of war are quite normal in war, but HRC holds Israel to a different standard than every other Nation, is far more critical of Israel, and takes a lot of money from Qatar and sources that are very anti-israel.
They are not a good source for information regarding this conflict unless you want your anti-israel preconceptions catered to, which it seems you do.
Ad hominem, for when you don't like an argument but are unwilling or unable to refute it
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