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Sorry, why should I care what this guy has to say?

 

1) The UN is biased against Israel.

Israel is a foreign force occupying territory which it took through war. If the UN were biased against Israel, it would have sent in soldiers to kick Israel out. The fact is, the US is Israel's closest ally, and the US (incase you didn't notice) has the power of veto. To argue that the US is biased against Israel is to argue that the US is biased against Israel.

 

2)

Side a deliberately targets civilians, killing 5 of them

Side b picks a strategy which has the unintentional side effect that 5 civilians die.

 

Are you really going to argue that side b is morally superior to side a? Both sides picked an action which they knew would lead to 5 civilian deaths. That in one case the deaths are the main effect and in the other it is a side effect is mere semantics, which may be good enough for a court of law but it is far from good enough for a legitimate moral stance.

 

I don't understand how people can claim that the Israeli government and army is innocent, and just defending themselves, and then also argue that Hamas is immoral. Nor can I understand anyone who argues that the Israeli govt/army is immoral and that Hamas is fine. In my eyes one murderer is as bas as another.