In an exclusive BBC interview, the French president said a ceasefire would be in Israel's interest.
    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        But they COULD grow up to be terrorists! And the women could give birth to babies that grow up to be terrorists! /s…

  • Nobody@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.

      • Nobody@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        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.