No they’re definitely related. You disregard the logic of international law which is rooted in the basic human rights you dislike to see violated (indiscriminate human suffering). Like many populists of the current political climate, it reeks of cognitive dissonance.
I won’t even touch your previous incorrect statement about the concept of proportionality. The beatings will continue.
In the past I have argued that countries do not care too much about international law when determining what actions they will take. LOAC's principal of proportionality has nothing to do with that, but is concerned with
how war is carried out, not
if it is carried out. Those are different things. Regardless, I am not arguing that militaries always follow LOAC because it is international law. Quite the opposite.. I am arguing that Israel is not following it in an immoral way, and the US should not support that. There is no cognitive dissonance there, just your confusion.
Again, not the same as bombing the hospital, but I think you know that. Nowhere in the article you linked does it say or suggest that Israel has "repeatedly bombed the entrance to the Al-Shifa hospital killing dozens". The only thing you claim that the article supports is that Israel bombed an ambulance. The article also says Israel claimed Hamas was using the ambulance. Could be true. Could've been a mistake. Do you actually know the truth? My guess is a resounding no.
From the article: "...the occupation [Israel] targeted...the gate of Al-Shifa medical compound". From the title: "...that witnesses say killed and wounded dozens". This is but one of many attacks, as I pointed out, and one of many articles covering the topic. You're welcome to do some research yourself. Over 4000 kids didn't blow themselves up.. they died in attacks like these.
That shit is fucking tragic, period. I mourn the loss of every innocent man, women, or child killed in this fucked up conflict regardless if they Palestinian or Israeli (or any other nationality for that matter). That number, however, doesn't prove that Israel does not care about civilians or is indiscriminately bombing civilians per say. Given the population of Gaza, you could argue that number should be significantly higher considering the intensity of the air campaign.
Sure, maybe Israel's bombs accomplished enough militarily to justify the fact that over 40% of the casualties are children, and a significant percentage more non-combatants. Considering their bombs accomplished nothing that their ground forces couldn't have without as much collateral damage, and they're already invading anyway, I am highly doubtful.
Actually, it was 1400 soldiers, women, and children. Do I even need to explain that "31 soldiers" figure is very likely under reporting and doesn't include all causalities or is that stating the obvious? Regardless, comparing numbers achieve very little except suggesting Israel is a lot more effective at protecting their own people than Hamas is. This is coming off a lot more emotional than objective.
First off, it was not 1400. 1400 were killed on day 0. As I said, while (ie, during the time which) Israel was killing 4000+ children and 10000+ Gazans, they've lost 31. Second, yes, please explain why Israel would under-report their KIA figures?
Comparing these numbers does far more than show Israel is better at protecting their own. It's easy to inflict a lot of casualties while receiving none if you are bombing densely populated residential districts, killing thousands of children, and losing 0 pilots in the process because the people are defenseless. But sure.. bravo, IDF.
Lots of dead Gaza civilians for sure. Hamas has said it wants martyrs. It is getting them.
Hamas has said in interviews that it needs martyrs to accomplish its goal, that it is not their job to protect the Palestinians (it is the UN’s) and that what they did in October 7th they will keep doing over and over and over. Hamas has zero desire to minimize Palestinians casualties, and in fact wants them. They could use their tunnels to protect them, but they don’t. The fundamental job of a government is to protect their people. Hamas is doing the opposite.
There are no clean hands on either side here, but the sooner Hamas is gone, the fewer Palestinians will be killed.
Indeed. To be clear, I am not pro-Hamas at all. They are terrorists and awful people. I hope every one of them gets what's coming to them. But I am absolutely against the needless bombing of non-combatants enroute to accomplishing that objective.
