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[–] jantin@lemmy.world 82 points 10 months ago

Whether pro-Israeli bots like it or not, numerous acts by IDF do fit perfectly into descriptions of the acts forbidden by the convention. Even if the case is eventually dismissed it will be on technical grounds such as "it's actually a war crime not a genocide" not because "IDF did nothing wrong".

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 46 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Given the country's past, they're now so incredibly averse to anything that could even be vaguely construed as criticism of jewish identity and sovereignty (by the Israeli government) that they will bend over backwards to defend all sorts of nonsense.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

When you’re so anti-genocide you end up supporting a genocide

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/72c5a89c-6cdc-4140-9410-ac6100e3282b.png

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess they're the experts on genocide?

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 10 months ago

"You call that a genocide‽"

On a serious note, the amount of countries that have committed genocide is a staggering amount.

Link to the Wikipedia page. Just a fair warning on it, it's really fucking depressing and really long.

[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

They clearly just really love genocidal fascist bastards.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

“Your Honor, we may know a thing or two about genocide, and we can definitively say…”

[–] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It is troubling that so many major powers are inundated with individuals whose true loyalty is to Israel, not their own country or its people.

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They do so out of loyalty to their country and its people, more specifically, to the economic and political interests of their country's elites.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Genocidal groups stick together

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago

Won't someone think of poor Israel!? Who will stand with them!?