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Originally Posted by Envitro
Eh... I think the bolded words there are key ones to examine.
War crimes is such a blanket statement that generally doesn't hold much water when examined closely in this particular context, when used in it's traditional context and definition.
On the anti-semitism/criticism of Israel conflation, I don't disagree with your assertion that the most ardent supporters of Israel have tried to use the anti-semitism bit as a way to discredit their opponents.
However, I would say that anti-semitism runs rampant in the Muslim world (or I'd argue even the greater global community) so it could be that the accusation levels true to some degree. That's not to say that it hasn't been used as a blanket "ad-hominem" type defense.
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Staging attacks from civilian populations and using them as human shields is also a war crime, but I digress.
Just make a hard border that's patrolled by third party peace keepers already. The sooner the better, we have people clubbing each other and tossing rocks now in our own country over this mess while not wearing masks with very little social distancing.
Good times.