Major-Tom wrote:Greater Cesnica wrote:>7 Israelis dead
>93 Palestinians dead
Totally not disproportionate. The ICC has already initiated an investigation into war crimes committed during this episode.
Perhaps Israel shouldn't be forcing people out of their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, or anywhere else in the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
Okay, let's try again. I condemned what Israel is doing in terms of a disproportionate response, but also recognized that in any case, Israel should be able to defend itself. For instance, Hamas did attack Israel first, and Israel had the right to respond. What wasn't ethically correct was Netanyahu's decision to seriously escalate the nature of the conflict and to ignore pleas to avoid areas with high numbers of civilians.
I find that if someone such as myself even gives Israel a centimeter of leeway, people are going to jump down your throat without considering anything else you said.
Hamas may have attacked first but it was justified given the attempts to ethnic cleanse Sheikh Jarrah and the brutal assault on Al-Aqsa. Remember your country fired the first shots in 1775 over taxes.
