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Originally Posted by jfman
In all conflicts people value their own lives over those of their enemy - that's equally true of nation states as it is for non-state actors. As missiles rain down on Gaza killing scores of civilians it's preposterous to suggest this is an area where Israel hold the moral high ground.
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No doubt you also thought that Churchill and Truman should have been charged with war crimes.
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Fundamentally Pierre you are stuck unable to view the conflict through any other prism than where Israel are on the right side and the Palestinians the wrong side.
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In History..no, in regards to this incident....yes.
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Your view is that only state actors have a legitimate pursuit of armed conflict
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If attacked they have the right to defend themselves and then eliminate the threat.
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and indeed that they can ignore their obligations under international law when doing so. No amount of circuitous arguing (or Israeli war crimes) will convince you otherwise.
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If Israel commit war crimes over this incident I look forward to seeing them charged and appearing in the Hague.
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"They started it" might be a defence in a school playground but it absolutely does not remove Israel of it's obligations as an occupying force in Gaza.
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Israel has not occupied Gaza since 2005, if they go in again we'll see what happens.