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> 2. Israel for years had the means to completely exterminate Gaza many times over, but they never did.

  - Russia had the means to nuke Ukraine, but they never did
  - North Korea had the means to bomb and start the war with South Korea, but they are not doing
  - Iran had the means to bombard Israel, but they are not doing
  - USA had the means to nuke Iraq/Vietnam/Afghanistan, but didn't do (even though made a lot of destruction)

Can do, doesn't mean should do. Why did you bring this topic?

> 1. There are very few Jews living in Arab states or in Gaza. Often exactly zero.

They have migrated to the USA, also they lived fine until 1948, right? what happened in 1948? People are not migrating to the USA and claiming that it is their country, they are getting integrated into the country. Can't say same about Israel

> Iran had the means to bombard Israel, but they are not doing

I was not talking about bombardment. I was talking about means for genocide and extermination. Out of your examples, only USA and Russia have the means. Iran is not there yet.

> Can do, doesn't mean should do.

This is ridiculous, I never claimed Israel should exterminate Gaza. I claimed the opposite - Israel never did, thus it will not do that now either. Contrast that with official Hamas 1988 Charter [1] arguing for exterminations of all Jews.

> Why did you bring this topic?

I've brought the topic to demonstrate a way to judge various claims about the war.

> People ... are getting integrated into [USA]. Can't say same about Israel

This is incorrect. 2 million Arabs [2] are living in Israel proper: 20% of the whole population. They are perfectly integrated. For example, Knesset has 10 Arab members. Compare with Gaza before October 2023: 0.0% Jews. Iran: 0.009% Jews.

[1]: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel

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