Casualties*:
Gaza- 1,284 Gazans were killed
4,336 wounded
(894 dead civilians)
Israel- 13 Israelis dead
Wounded?
(10 dead soldiers)
Now take a look at the situation, you have 1.5 million impoverished refugees (that's more than the latest Bexar County population of 1.3mil) huddled into a 224 sq mi area, (compared with Bexar County's 1,257 sq mi). With Israel putting constant pressure, destroying homes with bulldozers, cutting off humanitarian aid, food, and water. How would you not defend your home? Hamas is in a state of power because they promise to protect the Palestinian people, they're a sense of justice to the acts of indignity. This is one of the last lands of refuge they have, and big bad Israel is suffocating their domain.
Whether you're Jewish, Christian, or Muslim. Nowhere in anyone's scripture does it justify killing of the innocent and indifference to suffering. Judaism has a lot of commandments in the Mitzvot, but there are ones about "Love and Brotherhood" / "Poor and Unfortunate" that should be followed even in times of conflict.
"Not to stand by idly when a human life is in danger (Lev. 19:16)Not to cherish hatred in one's heart (Lev. 19:17)Not to take revenge (Lev. 19:18)Not to bear a grudge (Lev. 19:18)Not to afflict an orphan or a widow (Ex. 22:21)"* etc.
It violates human rights, International Law, and even ancient scripture. It's an insult to modern civilization and a disrespect to our forefathers for letting such atrocities continue unabridged.
If you look up the definition of a terrorist organization, by rights the CIA should be number one. (Look up: "CIA secret prisons") There are many political organizations, listed as terrorist organizations since they are threats to U.S. interests. The interest in this case would be Israel and its industrial and commercial trade. But there's no reason for bad business.
It starts to look more like genocide than retaliation. Who's going to hold Israeli leaders accountable to the international community? Did the world learn nothing from World War II? Did soldiers die in vain fighting fascism and injustice? Where's common sense and morality these days.
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