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Israel/Palestine

Beastly Boy

(12,584 posts)

1. Why the sudden interest in Palestinians being used as human shields?

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 11:22 AM

Apr 2024

It has been happening for months in Gaza, on a huge scale, and no media coverage whatsoever. And, if the Hamas health ministry is to be believed, over 30,000 of the civilians, including women and children, who were being used to shield military targets in Gaza did not survive the ordeal.

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Palestinian says Israeli soldiers used him as human shield in West Bank [View all] David__77 Apr 2024 OP

Why the sudden interest in Palestinians being used as human shields? Beastly Boy Apr 2024 #1

Thank goodness there is interest rather than complete indifference. David__77 Apr 2024 #2

Complete indifference by the media to Hamas using human shields in Gaza for seven months. Beastly Boy Apr 2024 #3

This article does pertain to an incident in the West Bank portrayed on the man's phone video. David__77 Apr 2024 #4

Indeed it does. And I am grateful to the media for publishing it, as I am for Mr. Abu Ras making through it unharmed, Beastly Boy Apr 2024 #5

I think there is a bit of a difference between a soldier physically putting an enemy Eko Apr 2024 #6

Not when you compare 30,000 to one. revmclaren Apr 2024 #7

That is a fair point. Eko Apr 2024 #8

Assuming the facts match the account, this is indeed a crime. Beastly Boy Apr 2024 #9

Yes, assuming the facts match the acount Eko Apr 2024 #10

Well, if you need me to spell it out: Beastly Boy Apr 2024 #11

No, you agreed with that in post 9. Eko Apr 2024 #12

No, a made up difference without distinction is not important to me at all. Beastly Boy Apr 2024 #13

The difference is that this is two rogue soldiers, not a military strategy implemented by a government. lapucelle Apr 2024 #15

Indeed there is a difference: Here, two individual soldiers appear to be committing a war crime, not "Israel". lapucelle Apr 2024 #14

I can agree with that. Eko Apr 2024 #16