7x as many Palestinians have been killed in this conflict than Israelis. And on average, in the West Bank alone, Israel kills a Palestinian every day.
Moreover, to 'sit back' as an occupied in a situation founded on mass expulsion, in which settlers actively continue illegal territorial expansion is an act of real, profound, material violence.
The Hamas terrorist attacks were the pent up thing. Israel's retaliation is war crimes, terrorism and absolutely inexcusable.
Don't blame the deaths of Palestinian children on Hamas. If Israel didn't want to kill innocents, they could just not bomb them for fucks sake.
> Israel's retaliation is war crimes, terrorism.
You're wrong but if you repeat it a thousand times maybe it will become truth. A war crime is using civilians as human shield. Terrorism is indiscriminately launching rockets at civilians areas, of which ~30% hits Gaza. Terrorism is killing civilians purposefully in barbaric ways to send a message and incite fear. Hamas and Iran are the architects of what is happening today in Gaza.
All you wrote about war crimes is exactly what Isreal does as well. If you can't see that, you should think hard about what propaganda you're listening to.
But maybe it's a coping mechanism? Because acknowledging the truth about the amount of innocents being killed would be unpleasant?
> you should think hard about what propaganda you're listening to.
I listen to both. It's just that Israel at least say some truth (that can be independently verified) while Hamas only lies and play victim.
> But maybe it's a coping mechanism?
I'm far from these events. Maybe you are the one coping and avoid unpleasant facts.
There is no way to support Israels bombings, killings thousands of innocent children, no matter how it's framed. If you do, you might as well spell it straight out instead of hiding behind weak arguments: you support the killing of children.
For me it just underlines how people need a flimsy excuse so they don't have to openly support killing civilians.