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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Palestinian civilians being killed en masse are simply “collateral damage” (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The right-wing leader appeared on multiple cable news shows to speak on the current state Israel’s monthlong siege on Gaza, which human rights experts have warned amount to ethnic cleansing and war crimes.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes, and said that the only solution to the violence is to end the Israeli occupation and allow Palestinians the right to self-determination.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Netanyahu is going to bomb the hostages and then blame Hamas, saying they were used as human shields, just like he's been doing with Palestinian civilians. 200 Israeli hostages "murdered by Hamas (using Israeli bombs)" is more useful politically to his war-machine than 200 live hostages.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I doubt it. He is fighting for political survival. He is probably a goner regardless but even he realises that to do what you suggest would be political suicide. He only cares about himself.

Are you by any chance in denial of the PIJ missile which misfired into the hospital carpark a couple of weeks back? The one which Hamas lied was a direct hit by Israeli bombs killing 500?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are you by any chance in denial of the PIJ missile which misfired into the hospital carpark a couple of weeks back? The one which Hamas lied was a direct hit by Israeli bombs killing 500?

No, I think it is likely that it was a rocket that misfired. Israel has been responsible for all the intentional bombs hitting hospitals, schools, places of worship, etc though, so I'm not sure what significance you are attributing to what someone believes about the one unintentional one?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry. I misjudged you. Been on Reddit too long. No room for nuance there.

The significance is that media is still often relaying Hamas claims as if fact and you might have been relying wholly on such reports.

That hospital incident was clearly Hamas bs from the outset - no photos, a video of the carpark leaked within 24 hours, Al Jazeera themselves unwittingly streamed live footage of the misfiring rocket.