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I'd say "about time", but no matter how compelling the evidence, any resolution will be vetoed by the US as usual 🤬
Imma go ahead and put this edit at the top.
Edit: the following legal explanation does not absolve Israel from other war crimes they have definitely committed such as collective punishment. It's just explaining why "genocide" is not an appropriate claim.
Edit over, original post follows.
The problem with the genocide claim is actually laid out by a lawyer in the article. I'm sure this comment will get removed because every time I try to explain this someone reports me.
Genocide is the intentional murdering of a race or ethnic group. Hamas is not an ethnic group, that's the intended target as long as Israel warns or attempts to move civilian populations away from bombing targets it's going to be really hard to prove they are intentionally killing those civilians. Israel has done those measures the entire conflict.
The civilian casualty number could be much higher and not matter to the definition of genocide. Because genocide requires intent, regardless of the number.
For a modern day example of genocide look at Sudan, where people are going door to door shooting members of an ethnic group. That's genocide. The intentional killing of an ethnic group.
Thanks mate. I know I'm useful. As are dictionaries, and the lawyers that I'm basically just quoting...
I spread no misinformation. My entire stance was effectively "it's hard to prove intent" but good job getting aggressively upset about common knowledge.
You know it wasn't a typo right? You're a useful tool to the Israeli government that's currently committing genocide lol.
Prove it. Give any evidence, prove that you're smarter than basically every lawyer outside of the South Africa team and prove genocide.
If you think I'm a supporter of the Israeli government you didn't actually read my comments.
You people act like this conflict is between sports teams, fucking hell.
https://theintercept.com/2024/01/10/biden-israel-genocide-lawsuit/?
Do you want me to go over there myself and rub your fuckin face in it?
Yes I would, I mean. There's literally no evidence in that article. It's just detailing a situation, a horrific situation that needs to stop. But there's no evidence of genocide. Please again, provide evidence.
Yes, Israel has committed other war crimes and should be held responsible. But that's not the argument.
I'm sure you'll quietly change your mind over the course of the next few years. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
We need more nuanced, objective takes like this. Thanks for bringing some rationality to this discussion, even though you're getting dogpiled.
People handle this situation like it's a sporting event. Like one side can do no wrong and if you're not in lock step with one side then you must be in full collusion with the other. Completely ignoring that one side is a terrorist organization that took over by force, the other side is an apartied government that's perpetrated a siege for years, both have civilian deaths on their hands and caught in the middle are actual people that didn't ask for this.
But yeah, thanks for your comment.