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[+] -41 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's the only viable strategy - if there was some number of Palestinian civilians that Hamas could operate among with impunity, it would do. I don't think Israel is currently fulfilling its obligation to protect civilians as much as is practically possible while still fighting a war effectively, but civilian casualties would be high even if it was simply due to the nature of urban warfare against an enemy operating among civilians who have nowhere to evacuate.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The fuck are you talking about.

    Israel is actively aiming for and shooting unarmed civilians standing in line to get food for their starving families.

    Fuck Israel fuck the IDF, and anyone who supports them

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  • [+] -26 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I agree that the notion that Hamas can be defeated by denying it food, and furthermore that doing so justifies starving the civilian population, is indeed something I consider well outside the boundary of civilized warfare. The fact that Israel is doing that makes it hard to believe that it is seriously attempting to minimize civilian casualties in other ways. With that said, my point is that Dershowitz is still in principle correct.

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