I think we’re still a long way from reasonably comparing Hamas’s use of human shields and Martyrs among their own people, to this.
I do think there are likely a very significant number of IDF soldiers who are monsters who treat Palestinians as subhuman out of pure prejudice and maybe psychopathy. Because of course there are in any military, and very likely moreso in this one. But there is insufficient evidence this applies systemically more than a very small minority. It’s not motivated by anything specific in the culture except a long history of conflict. There is no intrinsic reason for Jews to be prejudiced toward Palestinians, and not on the basis of Judaism either. Not so the other way around, when there is well established hatred of Jews in Islam.
This matters, and I remain sure history will remember this following what’s to come (especially if Trump wins the election).
How many examples of using a human shield would you like?
I’m guessing it’s whatever there’s evidence for, and then one more. After all you’re down to nitpicking the subcategories of human shields.
More than one, for a start. The accusation is that there’s a pattern. One does not a pattern make.
Good because there’s two right there.
That’s a start then. I hope you’re wrong.
I think we’re still a long way from reasonably comparing Hamas’s use of human shields and Martyrs among their own people, to this.
I do think there are likely a very significant number of IDF soldiers who are monsters who treat Palestinians as subhuman out of pure prejudice and maybe psychopathy. Because of course there are in any military, and very likely moreso in this one. But there is insufficient evidence this applies systemically more than a very small minority. It’s not motivated by anything specific in the culture except a long history of conflict. There is no intrinsic reason for Jews to be prejudiced toward Palestinians, and not on the basis of Judaism either. Not so the other way around, when there is well established hatred of Jews in Islam.
This matters, and I remain sure history will remember this following what’s to come (especially if Trump wins the election).