But feel free to keep killing the men, right? That’s fine.
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023
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When you bomb someone, you could argue that they were an enemy combatant. Most of the men are innocent civilians, but any of them could be a terrorist.
Babies aren't enemy combatants under any circumstances. And the only way to not kill babies is to stop indiscriminately bombing civilians. And that just makes genocide so tedious.
But they COULD grow up to be terrorists! And the women could give birth to babies that grow up to be terrorists! /s..........
This conflict really is a case study on generational dehumanization of an enemy. Both the attack by Hamas and the response by Netanyahu’s government. They don’t seem to see each other as people.
This is why I have no hope for a ceasefire. At the start of the "war" there were statements from Hamas and Israeli leadership calling their opponents subhuman, and calling for anhiliation. There's no common ground, no compromise to be had.
Historically, failures of security by leaders in Israel are followed by massive electoral defeats.
I don’t know Israeli law, but if there’s a way to call for a vote of no confidence in Netanyahu or a special election, that might be the only hope.