Isn't the killing of over 7,000 civilians (almost 3,000 of them CHILDREN) enough? According to Israeli Leadership thinking, apparently not.
If you truly don't believe the actions of Israel are genocide, then perhaps you should listen carefully to the philosopher, Professor Butler, at the link above.
No one I've heard is justifying the brutal murders of Israeli civilians by Hamas. Those actions were criminality at its worst. On the other hand, the actions ordered by the Leadership of Israel in response are over-the-top, beyond-the-pale, immoral, and unethical. Even many Jewish people, in Israel, the USA, and other countries, are strongly protesting that response.
In Israel and the USA, government spokespersons essentially have stated: this is war, it's messy, and civilians get killed. In other words, too bad, such is life.
Sorry, that's not an ethically acceptable reason for the wholesale bombing of Gaza, which includes killing people in hospitals, schools, UN shelters, residences, and the like. Nor is it justifiable to bomb entire neighborhoods because Hamas tunnels are under those neighborhoods. Israeli Leaders seem to be assuming everyone living in such places was complicit in the construction and use of those tunnels. The Leaders also appear to be assuming that all Gazans support the brutal murder of Israeli civilians. Or, maybe they just think: hey, tough luck, but that's war.
Here's a recent hypothesis proposed (which I believe is probable): because some people in the Government of Israel seem to believe ALL Palestinians support terrorism, the current crisis is being used to make life in Gaza so unbearable that all the residents migrate out of the area, or alternatively, die from lack of food, water, medicine, and other supplies.
Israel claims it is targeting only Hamas. Come on, that doesn't hold water, not a drop. Why? In addition to the bombing, Israel has laid siege to Gaza - no food, no water, no fuel for generators, no medical supplies, etc. A siege targets everyone. Yes, they finally allowed numerous supply trucks to enter. For two million people, the amount of supplies was a pittance. Inadequate.
All civil people everywhere should be objecting to the actions of Israel in Gaza. Not only is the situation tragic and brutal, it's not ethically justifiable. Finally, how extremely ironic it is that Israel is committing genocide.
Here's another irony: the three Abrahamic religions ALL worship the God of Abraham, but often still can't be civil to one another. It makes one wonder: will humans ever "live and let live"?
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Not only my opinion. Be Well
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