Israel Haters Silent As Palestinians Gassed in Tunnel. Can You Guess Why?

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"civilians" that are often armed or are accompanying armed persons and who publically state they want to destroy Israel and get inside to kill Israelis yup I wonder why those "civilians" get shot
Amnesty, HRW and the UN have all declared that they are civilians.
That means you are supporting shooting civilians, which is terrorism.
 

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You have repeatedly stated that those rockets are self defense. To bad all those rights organizations disagree with you.
You have repeatedly stated that Israel targeting civilians and shooting them with snipers is self defence.
Right groups all disagree with you.

Israel just bombed 30 residential units, which is worse than Hamas as Israel has state of the art weapons which means they intentionally targeted civilian targets.
Which makes them worse than Hamas.

And as usual you support these acts.
 

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after dozens of rockets were fired into Israel the head of hamas also lived in those units AND isreal warned them before the bombed like they usually do so the "civilians" can flee

I have seen tons and tons of footage of these so called unarmed protestors carrying AK47's or AKMs. ambulances taking armed fighters (hamas) into and out of fights then when isreal fights back the media says the blew up an ambulance..... I don't give ANY credit to what the UN says they allow the worst rights abusers on the human rights councils.....




You have repeatedly stated that Israel targeting civilians and shooting them with snipers is self defence.
Right groups all disagree with you.

Israel just bombed 30 residential units, which is worse than Hamas as Israel has state of the art weapons which means they intentionally targeted civilian targets.
Which makes them worse than Hamas.

And as usual you support these acts.
 

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after dozens of rockets were fired into Israel the head of hamas also lived in those units AND isreal warned them before the bombed like they usually do so the "civilians" can flee

I have seen tons and tons of footage of these so called unarmed protestors carrying AK47's or AKMs. ambulances taking armed fighters (hamas) into and out of fights then when isreal fights back the media says the blew up an ambulance..... I don't give ANY credit to what the UN says they allow the worst rights abusers on the human rights councils.....
I give as much credence to IDF footage, or Israeli propaganda work, as I do to Hamas footage.
Likely your videos are as solid as a bigsleazy vaccine post or his climate change denial posts.

Stick to independent sources like Amnesty, HRW, B'teselem or legit news sources.
 

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Amnesty, HRW and the UN have all declared that they are civilians.
That means you are supporting shooting civilians, which is terrorism.
They have also declared that Hamas rockets are war crimes but for some reason you reject those finding and claim the rockets are self defense.
 

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You have repeatedly stated that Israel targeting civilians and shooting them with snipers is self defence.....
Show me one post where I said shooting peaceful protesters is self defense?

On the other hand, shooting people breaching a border, throwing explosives, molotovs, or launching terror weapons is ACTUAL self defense.
 

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I give as much credence to IDF footage, or Israeli propaganda work, as I do to Hamas footage....
Funny because you lap up every thing coming from Gaza that is critical of Israel. You constantly quote numbers from the Hamas ministry of Health and from Hamas supported "aid organizations" like PCHR.

The only time you ignore Hamas is when they admit things you don't like such as the vast majority of the dead last year were Hamas fighters, that Hamas was responsible for a rash of shooting at bus stops, or when Hamas claims credit for hundreds or rockets.
 

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Show me one post where I said shooting peaceful protesters is self defense?

On the other hand, shooting people breaching a border, throwing explosives, molotovs, or launching terror weapons is ACTUAL self defense.
You have called every person Israel has shot a 'violent' protester and therefore defended Israel shooting them.
We can test it.

Do you think Israel was in the right for shooting this 13 year old for raising the Palestinian flag during the protests?

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/2...-child-shot-by-sniper-i-only-raised-the-flag/
 

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Funny because you lap up every thing coming from Gaza that is critical of Israel. You constantly quote numbers from the Hamas ministry of Health and from Hamas supported "aid organizations" like PCHR.
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Hospitals and the PCHR are not Hamas.
That's just part of your demonizing every single Palestinian in order to justify your supremacist support of killing kids, bombing hospitals and ignoring human rights reports.

Go ahead tell us how many of these killed do you think were 'violent' so deserved to die.

1. Amir al-Hamid Abu Musaid, 16 years old from central Gaza, killed on 11 January 2018

2. Salim Mohammad Suleiman Sabah, 17 years old from Rafah, killed on 18 February 2018

3. Abdullah Ayman Salim Irmilat, 15 years old from Rafah, killed on 18 February 2018

4. Ahmad Mohammad Abd Rabih Abu Hilu, 19 years old from central Gaza, on 21 February 2018

5. Ismail Salih Abu Riyalah, 18 years old from Gaza City, killed on 25 February 2018

6. Mohammad Atta Abd al-Mowla Abu Jami, 59 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 3 March 2018

7. Mohammad Kamal al-Najar, 25 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 30 March 2018

8. Omar Wahid Nasrullah Abu Samur, 27 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 30 March 2018

9. Ayman Mansur Abu Muamar, 22 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 30 March 2018

10. Mohammad Naim Mohammad Abu Amro, 25 years old from Gaza City, killed on 30 March 2018

11. Ahmad Ibrahim Ashour Odeh, 19 years old from Gaza City, killed on 30 March 2018

12. Jhad Ahmad Mohammad Farinah, 34 years old from Gaza City, killed on 30 March 2018

13. Mahmoud Saadi Younis Rahmi, 33 years old from Gaza City, killed on 30 March 2018

14. Abd al-Fattah Bahjat Abd al-Fattah Abd al-Nabi, 18 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 30 March 2018

15. Ibrahim Salih Ibrahim Abu Shar, 17 years old from Rafah, killed on 30 March 2018

16. Sari Walid Mohammad Abu Odeh, 28 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 30 March 2018

17. Hamdan Ismail Sabir Abu Amshah, 24 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 30 March 2018

18. Abd al-Qadir Mardi Suleiman al-Hawajari, 30 years old from central Gaza, killed on 30 March 2018

19. Jihad Zahir Suleiman Abu Jamus, 30 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 30 March 2018

20. Badir Fayiq Ibrahim al-Sabigh, 20 years old from Gaza City, killed on 30 March 2018

21. Naji Abdullah Shahdah Abu Hajir, 25 years old from central Gaza, killed on 30 March 2018

22. Faris Mahmoud Mohammad al-Raqb, 26 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 2 April 2018

23. Ahmad Omar Mohammad Arfu, 25 years old from central Gaza, killed on 3 April 2018

24. Hamza Eid Ramadan Abd al-Aal, 22 years old from Gaza City, killed on 6 April 2018

25. Sadaqi Talib Mohammad Abu al-Atawi, 45 years old from central Gaza, killed on 6 April 2018

26. Yassir Abd al-Rahman Mustafa Murtaja, 31 years old from Gaza City, killed on 6 April 2018

27. Alaa al-Deen Yahya Ismail al-Zamili, 15 years old from Rafah, killed on 6 April 2018

28. Mohammad Said Musa al-Haj Salih, 33 years old from Rafah, killed on 6 April 2018

29. Osamah Khamis Muslim Qadih, 39 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 6 April 2018

30. Thair Mohammad Abd al-Rouf Rabiah, 30 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 6 April 2018

31. Majdi Ramadan Musa Shabat, 38 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 6 April 2018

32. Hussain Mohammad Adnan Madi, 14 years old from Gaza City, killed on 6 April 2018

33. Ibrahim Ziyad Salamah al-Ar, 20 years old from central Gaza, killed on 6 April 2018

34. Mujahid Nabil Marwan al-Khadari, 23 years old from Gaza City, killed on 5 April 2018

35. Shadi Hamdan Ali al-Kashif, 34 years old from Rafah, killed on 5 April 2018

36. Marwan Awad Hamad Qadih, 45 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 8 April 2018

37. Abdullah Mohammad Abdullah al-Shahri, 28 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 12 April 2018

38. Mohammad Ahmad Ayish Hajilah, 31 years old from Gaza City, killed on 12 April 2018

39. Islam Mahmoud Rashadi Haraz Allah, 28 years old from Gaza City, killed on 13 April 2018

40. Ahmad Rashad Abdullah al-Uthamanah, 25 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 20 April 2018

41. Ahmad Nabil Mohammad Abu Aql, 24 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 20 April 2018

42. Mohammad Ibrahim Ayub Ayub, 14 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 20 April 2018

43. Saad Abd al-Majid Abd al-Aal Abu Taha, 32 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 20 April 2018

44. Abdullah Mohammad Jibril al-Shimali, 20 years old from Rafah, killed on 22 April 2018

45. Tahrir Mahmoud Said Wahbah, 18 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 23 April 2018

46. Ahmad Mahmoud Ashraf Hasan Abu Hussain, 26 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 25 April 2018

47. Mohammad Ayman Ahmad al-Maqid, 21 years old from Gaza City, killed on 27 April 2018

48. Abd al-Salam Eid Zahdi Bakr, 33 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 27 April 2018

49. Khalil Naim Mustafa Ata Allah, 22 years old from Gaza City, killed on 27 April 2018

50. Azam Hilal Riyadh Aweideh, 15 years olf from Khan Younis, killed on 27 April 2018

51. Mohammad Khalid Ahmad Abu Ridah, 20 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 6 May 2018

52. Baha Abd al-Rahman Maslah Iqdih, 23 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 6 May 2018

53. Anas Showqi Mohammad Abu Asr, 19 years old from Gaza City, killed on 3 May 2018

54. Jabar Salim Abdullah Abu Mustafa, 40 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 11 May 2018

55. Jamal Abd al-Rahman Afanah, 15 years old from Rafah, killed on 12 May 2018

56. Anas Hamdan Salim Qadih, 21 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

57. Abidah Salim Farhan, 30 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

58. Mohammad Hasan Mustafa al-Abadalah, 25 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

59. Mahmoud Suleiman Ibrahim Aql, 32 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

60. Ahmad Salim Ulyan al-Jarf, 26 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

61. Saadi Said Fahmi Abu Salah, 16 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

62. Ahmad Fouzi al-Tatar, 28 years old from Rafah, killed on 14 May 2018

63. Mohammad Mahmoud Abd al-Muati Abd al-Aal, 39 years old from Rafah, killed on 14 May 2018

64. Mutasim Fouzi Abu Luli, 20 years old from Rafah, killed on 14 May 2018

65. Ahmad Majid Qasim Ata Allah, 27 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

67. Alaa al-Nour Ahmad al-Khatib, 28 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

68. Fadl Mohammad Ata Habshi, 34 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

69. Mohammad Riyadh Abd al-Rahman al-Amudi, 31 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

70. Musa Jabar Abd al-Salam Abu Husnein, 35 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

71. Mahmoud Wail ahmoud Jundiah, 21 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

72. Abd al-Rahman Sama Awl Abu Matar, 18 years old from central Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

73. Mustafa Mohammad Samir Mahmoud al-Masri, 22 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

74. Ahmad Adil Musa al-Shair, 16 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

75. Ahmad Mohammad Ibrahim Hamdan, 27 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

76. Bilal Ahmad Abu Daqah, 26 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

77. Jihad Mufid al-Fara, 30 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

78. Izz al-Deen Nahidh al-Awaiti, 23 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

79. Fadi Hasan Abu Salmi, 30 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

80. Mohammad Abd al-Rahman Miqdad, 28 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

81. Mahmoud Rabah Abu Muamar, 28 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

82. Mahmoud Sabir Hamad Abu Taimeh, 23 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

83. Kamil Jihad Kamil Mihna, 19 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

84. Abd al-Salam Yusuf Abd al-Wahab, 39 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

85. Ali Mohamad Ahmad Khafajeh, 21 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 May 2018

86. Ibrahim Ahmad al-Zarqah, 17 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

87. Ismail Khalil Ramadan al-Dahuk, 30 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

88. Ahmad Fayiz Harb Shahadah, 23 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

89. Ahmad Mahmoud Mohammad al-Rantisi, 27 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

90. Jihad Mohammad Uthman Musa, 31 years old from nothern Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

91. Khalil Ismail Khalil Mansur, 25 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

92. Said Mohammad Abu al-Kheir, 16 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

93. Shahir Mahmoud Mohammad al-Madhoun, 32 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

94. Imad Ali Sadiq al-**********h, 19 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

95. Mohammad Abd al-Salam Harz, 21 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

96. Mohammad Hani Hasni al-Najar, 33 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

97. Mahmoud Mustafa Ahmad Isaf, 23 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

98. Mutiz Basam Kamil al-Nunu, 31 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

99. Yahya Ismail Rajab al-Daqur, 22 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

100. Tahir Ahmad Madi Madi, 25 years old from Gaza City, on killed 14 May 2018

101. Mohammad Ashraf Abu Sitteh, 26 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

102. Musab Yousif Abu Leilieh, 28 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

103. Mohammad Samir Idwaidar, 27 years old from central Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

104. Ahmad Abdullah al-Adeini, 30 years old from central Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

105. Izz al-Deen Musa Mohammad al-Samak, 14 years old from central Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

106. Mahmoud Yahya Abd al-Wahab Hussain, 24 years old from central Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

107. Wisal Fadl Izat al-**********h Khalil, 15 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

108. Mukhtar Kamil Salim Abu Khamash, 23 years old from central Gaza, killed on 14 May 2018

109. Imad Mohammad Khamis al-Nafar, 24 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

110. Yazan Ibrahim Mohammad al-Tawabasi, 24 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

111. Samir Nail Awni al-Shawa, 21 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

112. Ahmad Zuheir Hamid al-Shawa, 24 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

113. Omar Jamih Mahmoud Abu Ful, 32 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

114. Talal Adil Ibrahim Matar, 16 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

115. Bilal Badir Hussain al-Ishram, 17 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

116. Nasir Ahmad Mahmoud Ghirab, 52 years old from Gaza City, killed on 14 May 2018

117. Main Abd al-Hamid Mohammad al-Shaii, 58 years old from Gaza City, killed on 19 May 2018

118. Mohammad Mazen Ibrahim Ilyan, 20 years old from central Gaza, killed on 19 May 2018

119. Ahmad Abd Ramadan Abu Samrah, 21 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 19 May 2018

120. Ahmad Ali Mustafa Qatush, 28 years old from central Gaza, killed on 24 May 2018

121. Muhannad Bakr Mohammad Abu Tahun, 20 years old from central Gaza, killed on 24 May 2018

122. Yassir Sami Saad al-Deen Hajib, 24 years old from Gaza City, killed on 25 May 2018

123. Hussain Salim Hussein Abu Awaidah, 41 years old from Gaza City, killed on 25 May 2018

124. Abd al-Halim Abd al-Karim al-Nafah, 27 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 27 May 2018

125. Hussain Samir Hussain al-Umur, 25 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 27 May 2018

126. Nasim Marwan Ibrahim al-Umur, 25 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 27 May 2018

127. Nassir Arif Abd al-Rouf al-Arini, 28 years old from Gaza City, killed on 28 May 2018

128. Mohammad Masaud Ahmad Abdullah al-Radii, 31 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 28 May 2018

129. Naji Masirih Abdullah Gadhim, 22 years old from Rafah, killed on 30 May 2018

130. Rawzan Ashraf al-Najar, 21 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 1 June 2018

131. Mohammad Naim Hasan Hamadah, 21 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 3 June 2018

132. Imad Nabil Abu Darabi, 20 years old from northern Gaza, killed on 6 August 2018

133. Ziyad Jad Allah Abd al-Qadir al-Barim, 28 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 6 August 2018

134. Al-Haitham Mohammad Khalil al-Jamal, 15 years old from Rafah, killed on 6 August 2018

135. Yousif Salim al-Fasih, 29 years old from Gaza City, killed on 6 August 2018

136. Ahmad Ziyad Towfiq al-Aasi, 21 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 14 June 2018

137. Sabri Ahmad Abu Khadr, 24 years old from Gaza City, killed on 18 June 2018

138. Zakaria Said Mustafa Bashbash, 13 years old from central Gaza, killed on 18 June 2018

139. Mohammad Ghasan Mohammad Abu Farhanah (Abu Daqah), 22 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 20 June 2018

140. Osamah Khalil Abu Khatir, 29 years old from Khan Younis, killed on 24 June 2018
 

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You have called every person Israel has shot a 'violent' protester and therefore defended Israel shooting them....
Show me the post where I said every person shot was a violent protester?

The protests have included violence, some people directly involved in violence have been shot and others who have been shot are around the violence. And yes, Hamas admitted that the vast majority of those killed in the first weeks were Hamas fighters.


But sure, keep on trying to convince yourself that the Hamas Ministry of Health is not Hamas :der:
 

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Show me the post where I said every person shot was a violent protester?
Show me a post where you stated a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli snipers wasn't 'violent' so deserved to be gunned down.
I lobbed you a softball in post #188 but you struck out on an easy chance to say that its not ok for Israeli snipers to cripple 13 year olds just for holding up a flag.

You continue to support crimes against humanity in defence of apartheid and what appears now to be the Gaza concentration camp.
 

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Go ahead tell us how many of these killed do you think were 'violent' so deserved to die.
Neither you nor I know what the exact circumstances were for each of those deaths but of course you instantly assume all of them were non-violent and Israel intentionally killed them.

So tell me, with all the images showing violence, why (other than your obsessive hatred of Israel) do you act like every death was a targeted, intentional killing of peaceful protesters?
 

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Neither you nor I know what the exact circumstances were for each of those deaths but of course you instantly assume all of them were non-violent and Israel intentionally killed them.

So tell me, with all the images showing violence, why (other than your obsessive hatred of Israel) do you act like every death was a targeted, intentional killing of peaceful protesters?
I trust the UN report, backed by findings by Amensty, HRW and others.
Start here:

How many of those 50 children Israeli snipers gunned down do you think were just protesters and how many do you think were 'violent' so deserved to die.

 

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I trust the UN report, backed by findings by Amensty, HRW and others....
Yes, you trust them until they say something bad about Hamas when you either deny Hamas' guilt, try to blame Israel, or completely avoid the topic.. Can you point out a single piece of evidence from those reports that peaceful civilians were intentionally targeted? Of course you can't because there is none.

And the logical basis of your claims is faulty. There have been 18 incidents of gunfire from the Gaza Strip, 94 IED incidents, where one or several explosive devices were hurled across the security barrier, and 600 Molotov cocktail incidents. There are plenty of photos and videos supporting that these events happen.

You claim that all of the dead were innocent protesters and were targeted by Israel. That means that for some reason Israel ignored the people who committing violence and instead intentionally killed 130 other people of the tens of thousands at the events.

It is totally believable that some innocent people were hit by accident. It is possible that individual soldiers may have intentionally targeted people not committing violence (Israel is investigating a dozen or so incidents). Your claims that Israel has a policy of intentionally murdering peaceful protesters is just another of your conspiracy theories.

But why do I waste my time because you have no desire to let logic or facts get in the way of your obsessive hatred.



p.s. Your list doesn't have children despite your claims that 50 children were killed.
 

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p.p.s. UN report?

You mean another dictators report that all the Western countries (the ones with some respect for human rights) either abstained on or voted against?
 

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It is totally believable that some innocent people were hit by accident. It is possible that individual soldiers may have intentionally targeted people not committing violence (Israel is investigating a dozen or so incidents). Your claims that Israel has a policy of intentionally murdering peaceful protesters is just another of your conspiracy theories.
You just stated that you think it possible that Israeli soldiers intentionally targeted non-violent protesters then described that as a 'conspiracy theory'.
As long as you think it possible you should join in a call for ICC investigations to uncover whether the thousands of Palestinians gunned down by Israeli snipers were gunned down as policy or by rogue soldiers.
Israel has never investigated or charged any such soldiers, so either they are incompetent, covering up crimes or it was part of Israeli policy.

Support a call by the ICC to investigate and find out.
 

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p.p.s. UN report?

You mean another dictators report that all the Western countries (the ones with some respect for human rights) either abstained on or voted against?
Sure, and you only take the word of an apartheid, colonial state that is presently gunning down civilians as your moral base line.
 

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Sure, and you only take the word of an apartheid, colonial state that is presently gunning down civilians as your moral base line.
Gee, Israel's President was warmly greeted by the Canadian PM this week. Meanwhile Hamas is still on the designated terrorist list.

Sort of sums up your lack of moral compass that you'd rather stand with Qatar, Bahrain, Eqypt, and Saudi Arabia.
 

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Gee, Israel's President was warmly greeted by the Canadian PM this week. Meanwhile Hamas is still on the designated terrorist list.

Sort of sums up your lack of moral compass that you'd rather stand with Qatar, Bahrain, Eqypt, and Saudi Arabia.
Israel stands with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, not me.
If you want to talk morals, tell us why you still support gunning down civilians.

As the UN says:

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15. Gaza is home to 2 million people – half of whom are children – living in a coastal strip 42 km long, with a population density that is one of the highest in the world. Their access to the outside world and to the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory is extremely limited owing to movement restrictions imposed by Israel since the early 1990s, increasing in the 2000s and maintained after Israel withdrew its settlements from Gaza in 2005. After Hamas3 won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, in June 2007 Israel declared Gaza “hostile territory” and imposed an air, land and sea blockade in a campaign of “economic warfare”.

16. By 2015, the Israeli blockade and restrictions on entry and exit of goods and people had halved the GDP of Gaza and reduced it to a humanitarian case of profound aid- dependency, with the world’s highest unemployment rate (54 per cent overall, with 70 per cent youth unemployment) and 68 per cent of the population rendered food insecure. The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have both found that the blockade constitutes collective punishment.

17. In 2017, the United Nations warned that Gaza would become “unliveable”, pointing to an ever-deepening water, electricity, health, education and food crisis resulting from the blockade.
What the UN report finds is that there is no justification for gunning down civilians protesting every Friday for a year.

Findings
93. The commission investigated all 189 fatalities and tracked more than 300 injuries caused by the Israeli security forces at the demonstration sites and during the demonstrations.

94. With the exception of one incident in North Gaza on 14 May that may have amounted to “direct participation in hostilities” and one incident in Central Gaza on 12 October that may have constituted an “imminent threat to life or serious injury” to the Israeli security forces, the commission found reasonable grounds to believe that, in all other cases, the use of live ammunition by Israeli security forces against demonstrators was unlawful.

95. Victims who were hundreds of metres away from the Israeli forces and visibly engaged in civilian activities were shot, as shown by eyewitness accounts, video footage and medical records. Journalists and medical personnel who were clearly marked as such were shot, as were children, women and persons with disabilities.

96. The Israeli security forces killed and maimed Palestinian demonstrators who did not pose an imminent threat of death or serious injury to others when they were shot, nor were they directly participating in hostilities. Less lethal alternatives remained available and substantial defences were in place, rendering the use of lethal force neither necessary nor proportionate, and therefore impermissible.

97. The commission therefore found reasonable grounds to believe that demonstrators were shot in violation of their right to life10 or of the principle of distinction under international humanitarian law.

98. The commission found that at least 29 of those killed at the demonstration sites were members of Palestinian organized armed groups. It is aware that the international legal community holds divergent views on whether organized armed group members may be targeted at any time, or only when directly participating in hostilities. In accordance with the law enforcement paradigm as informed by international human rights law and in the absence of arms and active hostilities, the commission concluded that, in this specific context, targeting individuals purely on the basis of their membership of an armed group and not on their conduct at the time was impermissible. The applicable tests remain whether an individual, at the time targeted, was directly participating in hostilities or posed an imminent threat to life. If not, targeting of such persons with lethal force was unlawful.

99. The shooting by Israeli security forces of Palestinian demonstrators with high-velocity weaponry at close range resulted in killings and long-term, life-changing injuries, including paralysis and amputations. Although this was well known as early as April 2018, Israeli forces continued this practice throughout the period under review. Using such weaponry at short range, and justifying it by the need for accuracy at long range, indicates a disproportionate use of force.

100. The right to life includes the right to a life with dignity. As the occupying Power, Israel has obligations under international law to ensure the health and welfare of the Palestinian population. The commission found that the ongoing blockade of Gaza and its impact on the health-care system in Gaza, and the ensuing deprivation of essential goods and services necessary for a dignified life, including basic medical supplies, safe drinking water, electricity and sanitation, constitute violations of the fundamental rights to life and health, in particular of wounded demonstrators.

101. International human rights law protects demonstrations under the freedoms of expression, of peaceful assembly and of association. While not all demonstrators were peaceful, the commission found reasonable grounds to believe that the excessive use of force by Israeli security forces violated the rights of the thousands who were.
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102. The Convention on the Rights of the Child protects children’s rights to life, peaceful assembly, expression and the highest attainable standard of health, among other rights. The commission found reasonable grounds to believe that Israel violated those rights when its forces used lethal force against children who did not pose an imminent threat of death or serious injury to others at the time they were shot.

103. Customary and conventional international humanitarian law requires that medical personnel be respected and protected. Similar protection is afforded to journalists and children who do not take part in hostilities. The commission found that the Israeli security forces shot paramedics, journalists and children who had not lost their protected status; Israel is thus in violation of international humanitarian law.

104. Some members of the higher national committee, including Hamas, encouraged or defended demonstrators’ use of incendiary kites and balloons, causing fear and significant damage in southern Israel. The de facto authorities in Gaza failed in their due diligence obligations to prevent and stop the use of these indiscriminate devices.

105. The commission found that, on 14 May, at least one gunman fired a weapon at the Israeli forces from within or near the demonstrations at a temporary demonstration site in North Gaza. Firing from the vicinity of a crowd of unarmed demonstrators endangers civilian lives and risks violating the principle of distinction under international humanitarian law.
https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoIOPT/A_HRC_40_74.pdf
 
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