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Comment was reported for daring to quote the 5,000 number which is a documented fact:
https://dppa.un.org/en/israel-palestine-gaza-death-toll-passes-5000-with-no-ceasefire-sight
Comment remains. Don't like that number? Take it up with the U.N.
I know you're citing the United Nations as an authority, and providing a link is definitely welcome, but the site you're linking literally says
thereby acknowledging that even the UN is merely repeating the numbers that Hamas is giving them.
Could we maybe agree that blindly accepting whatever Hamas is saying as truth is not the best policy?
If the number is good enough for the U.N., it's good enough for me. I'm in no position to "Um, aCKtUaLly..." the United Nations. ;)
If they felt it was wrong or biased they wouldn't cite it.
They themselves imply the number is likely to be biased (the defacto authority is hardly going to be impartial), but I agree, it isn't your job to second guess the numbers being used by the UN.
And the numbers were not biased in the end. Shock?
You mean we should believe the numbers when the IDF is reporting them?
No, I mean you were wrong 😊 let me know when you need more reading comprehension help
Because the IDF reported those numbers, and if the IDF reports those numbers, that means you were right?
No, because the numbers were always right, because the UN and Gazan medical health centers and hospitals are reliable and have always been.
The numbers were reported by Hamas. The UN merely used those numbers.
Tell me why we should put blind faith into anything published by Hamas?
Because the numbers have been vetted and counted by the UN before the war many times. Because Gaza ha(d) a good enough medical standard and was trusted by medical organizations all over the world. The only people not believing the Gazan ministry is YOU, Israel, and the US. Whst a coincidence that no one else had any reason to doubt this number... Only genocide deniers do.
We can only interpret the information we’re given. To dismiss it is naive.
To take it for granted, given the source, is more naïve.
I’m sure the UN 🇺🇳 will take your comment into consideration.
By de facto authorities they mean Hamas.
Appeal to authority
Good mod