Zion and the Art of Armageddon

[Odds]

"and two were shot by Palestinians - one in celebratory gunfire and the other in a gang conflict."

Irrelevant though.

He never seems to actually watch these videos, or read the items, before leaping in to defend Netanyahu's stormtroopers.

 

[Highway Man]

It looks like both sides are guilty of this terrible crime. I cannot understand why the IDF would want to do this or what they hope to achieve by it, I can see why hamas would do such a thing. I have not found anything conclusive that puts the IDF in the frame but likewise I have not found anything that clears them of the allegations either.

 

[JP_]

Israel doesn't when let you die in peace

 

[Highway Man]

He never seems to actually watch these videos, or read the items, before leaping in to defend Netanyahu's stormtroopers.

I would not defend such a crime

 

[JohnD]

It looks like both sides are guilty of this terrible crime.

I didn't know that. Where did you read that Palestinians regularly shoot small children in the head and the heart?

I'd be interested to study your sources.

 

[JohnD]

I would not defend such a crime

Just denial, you mean?

 

[Highway Man]

Just denial, you mean?

No not at all. I have been searching for evidence from credible sources but can only find a lot of allegations but have to admit it looks grim.

 

[JohnD]

... Reports of the IDF snipers shooting children is not something I believe is happening....

H'mmmm.

 

[JohnD]

...just a few unprofessional young daft lads acting as soldiers....

H'mmmm

 

[Highway Man]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-doctors-accuse-israel-of-shooting-gazan-kids-experts-see-need-for-a-second-opinion/

 

[Highway Man]

The conflict in Gaza has been particularly deadly for Palestinian children

These serious violations of children's rights flout IHL. The ceasefire agreement must put an end to this suffering. We have not forgotten the suffering endured by Israeli children.

onu.delegfrance.org

 

[Highway Man]

• In December 2023, a cousin of a 13-year-old boy initially listed as a victim of "Israeli aggression" by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, reported online that the teen was shot dead by Hamas gunmen while trying to obtain food from a humanitarian aid shipment.

 

[Highway Man]

The high number of child casualties in Gaza during the conflict is a significant concern, with multiple organizations reporting the devastating impact on children, including deaths, injuries, and lasting trauma. The United Nations has added both Israel and Hamas to a list of parties that have committed grave violations against children in armed conflict

 

[JohnD]

I didn't know that. Where did you read that Palestinians regularly shoot small children in the head and the heart?

I'd be interested to study your sources.

Try harder.

 

[JohnD]

"Yair Golan, the leader of the opposition Democrats who served as deputy chief of staff for Israel’s military before entering politics, said that after an unjustifiably brutal campaign, much of the damage had already been done. Netanyahu’s government was making the country as isolated as apartheid-era South Africa, he told Reshet Bet radio. “A sane country doesn’t engage in fighting against civilians, doesn’t kill babies as a hobby and doesn’t set the expulsion of a population as a goal,” he said."

Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN

Continued restrictions come as opposition leader says Israel is becoming pariah nation that ‘kills babies as a hobby’

www.theguardian.com