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In reply to the discussion: I firmly believe the use of the word "genocide" [View all]Voltaire2
(13,245 posts)61. ethnic cleansing is in fact an act of genocide.
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Deliberately pushing millions of Palestinians into one area then carpet bombing that area is genocide.
lark
Mar 28
#1
Hamas, the elected government of Gaza, launched an attack on the territory of Israel....
Happy Hoosier
Mar 28
#70
They were 100% war crimes, and what is happening in Gaza is ethnic cleansing slipping into genocide
obamanut2012
Mar 28
#75
"From the River to the Sea" is a paraphrase of the 1977 Likud manifesto
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 28
#8
No, it is simply not answering the legimate questions I asked. There is nothing 'to the point' about non-responsiveness.
Celerity
Mar 28
#21
It isn't '2 different ways' in terms of what I am discussing, as some on both sides have and are using it to the extent
Celerity
Mar 28
#26
No, no I am not, and you are ignoring Likud, (who ARE currently in power) both in their sloganeering and their actions.
Celerity
Mar 28
#127
so many RW Israelis, including many in Likud absolutely look at it as a war on all of the Gazans and/or all Palestinians
Celerity
Mar 28
#139
No it is not lying, as that was the gist (notice it was not a quote) of what he was saying.
Celerity
Mar 28
#150
Some would rather quibble over the meaning of words than deal with the actual truth.
Earth-shine
Mar 28
#14
I think you ignore a lot of important aspects, none of which occurred with your two US examples. BUT
hlthe2b
Mar 28
#25
Barricading food aid and allowing starvation is not something the US did. Netanyahu, has.
hlthe2b
Mar 28
#33
We did not barricade/blockade them into starving. You can disagree or debate the atomic bomb
hlthe2b
Mar 28
#38
The Allies during World War One did in fact impose a blockade on the Central Powers
thucythucy
Mar 28
#66
"We did not barricade/blockade them into starving." lol, it was literally called "Operation Starvation"
EX500rider
Mar 28
#129
I could not agree with you more. It's also 100 percent antisemitism as a dog whistle
jimfields33
Mar 28
#29
Do you think the US firebombing of Tokyo where over 80k were killed and over 200k made homeless
ripcord
Mar 28
#65
That is for murdering, raping, genocidal, theocratic extremist Arabs and Persian terrorists
TheKentuckian
Mar 28
#43
If the Israeli's proceed with a military attack on the city of Rafah, I might want to reconsider my position.
patphil
Mar 28
#142
RE: "But I see no evidence that they wish to kill the population of Gaza"
IrishAfricanAmerican
Mar 28
#55
If some other country was doing it to some other walled off minority inside their borders...
Iggo
Mar 28
#58
Our gov't has condemned China and the Saudis for human rights violations and more, many times in the past.
Earth-shine
Mar 28
#165
The WWII Jewish Holocaust is not the only terrible event that is a genocide. There were many before then and many after
obamanut2012
Mar 28
#76
The U.S. has to stop sending money to Israel used to purchase munitions for its massive killing of innocent people,
Squaredeal
Mar 28
#86
Do you know Netanyahu has used the term "river to sea" also as to his aim in the region.
brush
Mar 28
#102
Like "apartheid", "anti-Semitism" and so many others in order to fit their "needs".
Behind the Aegis
Mar 28
#118
Section 101 (starting at p. 59) of South Africa ICJ case extensively addresses intent (linked).
David__77
Mar 28
#144