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    • DarkGamer@kbin.social
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      Are you suggesting that Israel should be bound by international law to not impose collective punishment, while the state of Palestine is killing and kidnapping civilians and clearly not hindered by it? Palestine is a hostile nation that just launched a bloody attack on civilians. Aren’t the effects of a war typically felt by all members of a state participating in it?

          • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deOP
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            The Hamas is called a terrorist organization by Israel, most NATO countries and many others. It is the official language of the Western nations and neither Gaza nor Palestine ist recognized as a “state” by Israel or again most of NATO.

            Adding more hypocricsy to the hypocricsy doesn’t make it better as a justification.

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              Although that is true, the state of Palestine has significant international recognition.

              Terrorism is most obviously defined by attacks on civilians for political ends. Hamas, who is in charge of Gaza, just orchestrated the murder of 1000+ civilians. I’m at a loss as to how one can try to portray this as not a terrorist state. An EDM concert full of civilian youths is not a valid military target, this wasn’t collateral damage, it was an intentional attack on civilians.

              Is it any wonder NATO and Israel doesn’t want to normalize relations with them?

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        No.I do believe Israel should respect international law. This doesn’t mean I approve of what Hamas did.

        • DarkGamer@kbin.social
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          Gaza is still accessible via Egypt, supply lines can still remain open. It seems absurd to suggest Israel should be forced to aid and supply a hostile state that is currently killing their civilians. A blockade seems appropriate to me given the circumstances.

          Theoretically if Mexico invaded the US we should still keep supplying them with energy, food and water while they attack us because otherwise it’s collective punishment?

          • Rowsdower@lemmy.ca
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            It’s still a war crime. Article 54 of Protocol I and Article 14 of Protocol II.

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              • Food and water can still get in via the Egyptian border, supply lines are still open. This isn’t a mediaeval siege, if starvation were the goal no border crossings would be allowed.
              • Funny how in this conflict one side is expected to adhere to international law while the other side totally ignores it, intentionally attacks civilians, takes hostages, launches missiles indiscriminately at civilian centers, etc., If Israel adopted the tactics Palestine is willing to employ there would be no Palestine.
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                Two wrongs don’t make a right. A single severely restricted border crossing is not a replacement for water and electricity mains. Restricting necessities of life is a war crime

                My back of the napkin math suggests there would need to be over 4,000 tanker trucks filled with water moving through that checkpoint every day

      • ashar@infosec.pub
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        Israel as the occupying power had already been breaking international law so a bit more won’t make much difference.