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Mosby

(18,782 posts)
6. I know what you think.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 06:42 PM
Jun 21

Genocide claims require dolus specialis, special intent. Israel states they have eliminated 23,000 fighters, and even using Hamas's 50K number that yields an almost 1:1 ratio of combatants vs. civilians which is considered exceptional. And despite some marginal members of Netanyahu's cabinet saying crazy stuff because they are rightwing nuts Israel is clearly not engaged in genocide. Their stated intent is to destroy Hamas once and for all. It's not Israels fault that Hamas has created a 300 mile tunnel system in Gaza with stolen funds that go underneath hospitals, schools, mosques etc. making it hard for Israel to extirpate Hamas.

If Israel really wanted to genocide the Gazans they’d be all dead by now if we are going to be honest.

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