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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/08/...ing-jews-again
“We, whose people were decimated in the Holocaust, and who watched as our people were butchered and dragged off to hell, look to the ICRC to do the right thing. In our eyes, this might be your last chance, Robert Singer writes.”
Two comments on the Red Cross that made me chuckle:
- the Red Cross is like that member of a group project that contributes nothing but rushes to the podium to deliver the presentation
- the only thing the Red Cross has done is act as Uber for the freed hostages.
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The Conservative bashing, discrediting and even vilifying of things like the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders is fascinating/terrifying to me.
No big organization is perfect, but the people on the front lines here are risking themselves to help others, and the world needs a hell of a lot more of that, not less.
The article states the Red Cross isn't trying to do anything to help the hostages, but that's just plainly not true. They aren't a combat unit. Not much they can do if the terrorists won't give them access:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/red-cr...d-in-gaza/amp/
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Red Cross demands Hamas grant immediate access to hostages held in Gaza
Organization says it has been in touch with Israeli officials since the day of the attack, is ready to facilitate release of the kidnapped, estimated at over 150
“We are speaking with Hamas at the highest levels, face-to-face,” said Sarah Davies of ICRC Israel and the Occupied Territories. “The plight of loved ones being held hostage is one of our top priorities. We are making demands to see them. We are asking that they be able to contact family members.”
“We are calling for immediate access to those taken hostage, so we can check on their well-being and contact their panicked families who are desperate for news,” she said.
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