• Israel is trying to pull a “if the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit” sleight of hand here.

    Even if it were a Hamas command center, that does not justify withholding food and medicine from the hospital.

    Even if it were a Hamas command center, that does not justify conducting their brutal attacks on civilians elsewhere.

    Even if it were a Hamas command center, that does not justify destroying the infrastructure that civilians require in order to survive.

    They are going to make sure there is a command center there, because their entire narrative has become that if Hamas uses civilians as human shields (even if there is literally not enough space for civilians to go anywhere else anyways), then Israel is justified killing civilians.

    That’s is false on its own, but more importantly, they are not only attempting to kill Hamas, they are also attempting to kill and displace large numbers of civilians, and we know this because their own government ministries and employees are putting together reports and doing news interviews about how they should displace Palestinians from Gaza.

    They would not be making those reports and statements if they thought the government was against it; that would be career-ending. They feel comfortable making those reports and statements precisely because they know that their government is on board with that. They are getting people comfortable with hearing it, for when they actually do it.

    •  Devi   ( @Devi@beehaw.org ) 
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      31 year ago

      I saw them taking a BBC journalist in and pointing out a “Hamas Stash”, it was like one gun, some shoes, and a pile of blankets. If that’s the stuff you think you’re fighting against then you’re ok, calm down, stop sniping medical staff.