Israel v Hamas

[ASCPFC]

It’s happening today in the USA!

It's happening everywhere.

 

[georgenorman]

Even if no civilians in Gaza had been killed at all, the anti-Semites, anti-Israel, anti-West, terrorist-apologists ,would still be just as vocal in their criticisms of Israel.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Whether you like it or not, the Geneva Conventions are only upheld through formal legal findings and the ICJ is the body to make those determinations. You obviously don't care about due process and want a mob to deliver justice. History tells us that never works well.

Of course I care about due process. It protects the weak from the powerful but is not designed to allow the powerful to hide behind it and make excuses for abuses.

Situations like in Gaza cannot wait for due process to run its course. Hence my analogy of a serial not being arrested. The international community, who are as far from a “mob” as is imaginable, have tried to arrest Israel’s activities by publicly shaming them. That matters, whether or not YOU like it.

The time for formal due process will arrive. The time to stop killing the innocents and taking land that isn’t theirs is now.

 

[Penge Eagle]

Of course I care about due process. It protects the weak from the powerful but is not designed to allow the powerful to hide behind it and make excuses for abuses.

Situations like in Gaza cannot wait for due process to run its course. Hence my analogy of a serial not being arrested. The international community, who are as far from a “mob” as is imaginable, have tried to arrest Israel’s activities by publicly shaming them. That matters, whether or not YOU like it.

The time for formal due process will arrive. The time to stop killing the innocents and taking land that isn’t theirs is now.

You can never admit you're wrong 😂😂

 

[Spindle]

I'm not old enough to actually remember, i'm pleased there is an old codger to get it right.

I'm not that old, I'm just an enthusiast of ww2 air war

 

[Spindle]

I believe that its the definition of Genocide that is wrong and causes the problem. On the UN site they have the following:

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

1. Killing members of the group;
2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

Effectively they are saying that killing any one single individual could be considered as genocide, which is ridiculous. Any act against one of the prescribed groups is therefore considered genocide.

To my mind, genocide should be the act of trying to completely eliminate a group. In that context, I do not consider it to be genocide in Gaza. However, I do consider that there are war crimes that should be answered.

They do it with "famine" too. If they miss lunch it's considered a "famine"

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

You can never admit you're wrong 😂😂

Of course I can. I am married. It’s an absolute prerequisite.

If I am wrong over this though then so are some of the most prestigious institutions in the world. I know where my bets would be placed!

By the way, by what authority do you pronounce who is right, or wrong?

 

[Penge Eagle]

Of course I can. I am married. It’s an absolute prerequisite.

If I am wrong over this though then so are some of the most prestigious institutions in the world. I know where my bets would be placed!

By the way, by what authority do you pronounce who is right, or wrong?

How many times do you have to be told. It's the ICJ who makes the ruling.