Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Hamas's Civilian Death Strategy [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)They're damned if they do and damned if they don't. If they do nothing, Hamas will go to town & will not stop terrorizing millions of Israelis. If Israel responds, they're made to regret it, and it doesn't matter whether their record is better WRT civilians than any other nation
.which points to obvious bigotry.
The worst part is the total denial of Hamas human shielding. This is purely for demonization purposes, as the intent is to make Israel out to be a monster. If Hamas isn't shielding among the population, Israel appears insanely monstrous going after civilians. If Hamas is committing war crimes by embedding themselves in the population while firing at Israel, the picture becomes more complicated and it's MUCH harder if not impossible to make Israel out to be an evil, rogue nation
when the reality is that it's VERY difficult targeting Hamas while they're shielded within a civilian population.