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[-] RangerJosie@sffa.community 38 points 3 months ago

That genocidal lunatic doesn't need a reason.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If Israel can build an international coalition to genocide Palestinians, why can't they instead build an international coalition to provide electricity and water to the Palestinian communities? Again with this tunnels hasbara shit.

[-] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Because in my opinion the international community is generraly lazy. Supplying arms is easy. Making wars is easy. Helping people who really need that is a little bit more difficult. So the world would rather waste money on arms than help. While it may work in the short run the little bit more difficult thing would be long lasting and save countries trillions.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah I was simply making the point about Israel being the primary cause for this conflict using the uncited and perhaps made up quote from the article. "If Hezbollah can build tunnels, why can't they provide electricity and water to their communities?"

The tunnels made or perhaps not made by ~~Hamas~~ ~~Houthi~~ Hezbollah are always used as a reason to bomb.

[-] filister@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Don't forget that those tunnels were originally built to escape the blockade of Gaza imposed by Israel. They were originally built to smuggle goods in and out of Gaza.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yep, can't have anyone providing aid to the people they are genociding. More to the point, the existence of the tunnels is irrelevent. They may exist; they might not exist for a particular IDF campaign. Bringing them up in media is clearly a proven mechanism for manufacturing consent. No fact checking required, what the IDF says goes.

[-] Atin@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

If the tunnels are used for military purposes then that is a reason to bomb them. That goes for any place. If they use a hospital as a weapons cache, that hospital becomes a legitimate target. Same if it is a mosque, a school etc. Using civilians as human shields is in itself a war crime.

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

If the tunnels are used for military purposes then that is a reason to bomb them

Like the Nazis did during Ghetto uprising?

[-] Atin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Like any military would do no matter what the country. Using the tunnels to move weapons literally makes them a legitimate military target. Perhaps you need to read up on the rules of war.

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Complete rubbish. Any side has a duty of minimalising civilian casualties. You cannot kill 10 civilians to destroy one combatant or piece of arm. Furthermore, Israel is an occupational force so any resistance against them is legitimate, unlike the occupation of Palestinian lands.

Unless of course you are a Nazi - as they used to do that during Ghetto uprising. And now they are doing it again, this time to inflict genocide on Palestinians.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I suppose one war crime is worth another then, right?

[-] Atin@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

If you start attacking another country you don't really call for sympathy when that second country kicks your collective arses.

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

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