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> there was virtually no condemnation when the daughter of one of Putin's propagandists was assassinated

Massive difference between targeted killing and broad slaughter. To put this on the other shoe, it's why we were never going to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan or Vietnam.

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Yes, I didn't mean to equivocate. Unquestionably what Hamas did was much, much worse. Still, logically speaking, if we can excuse murdering one innocent civilian, we might have excused murdering a thousand as well.

> if we can excuse murdering one innocent civilian, we might have excused murdering a thousand

The target was the propagandist; “Dugin reportedly made a decision at the last minute to travel separately” [1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62621509

Even so, Dugin is a civilian in this conflict. He is a propagandist, not a military leader or combatant.

There's a difference between deliberate targeting of civilians and collateral damage. The latter is acceptable, as the alternative is literally impossible.

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