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Originally Posted by Leondros
This argument is always bull####. "They could be doing a lot worse so its not genocide"... No, that's not an argument. They are not doing a lot worse because they are towing a fine line between getting international condemned and maintaining US military support.
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Agree to disagree I guess.
As an observer with no personal attachment to either side, I see a modern army making a reasonable effort to move civilians away from the fighting while their opponent has used vast resources to make sure any fighting happens where their own civilians will be killed.
Like I said, people commit unintentional and intentional crimes in every war, including individual Israelis in this one. I just don't see an intentional systematic extermination or permanent displacement at the nation level, which fits the intent of the term Genocide.
I expect the ICC will eventually agree and will say that while there were individual crimes against humanity (as in just about every war), it was not systemic on Israel's part.
I am also hopeful that either Hamas capitulates quickly (best), or is destroyed quickly (worse because they will get a lot of civilians killed in the process), because those are the only routes to peace now.
War is hell, which is why it's not a good idea to start one.