With fighting raging around Khan Younis and in the north of Gaza, a video has emerged on social media showing dozens of Palestinian men detained by Israel.

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    11 months ago

    That other countries would do it too does in no way make it morally justified, it just makes those countries monstrous as well.

    Hamas are horrible terrorists. There, your first liberal pointing a finger at Hamas. Now, consider what the point of critique is. Will Hamas ever care about western criticism? No. Will Israel ever care? Maybe. They depend on Western support in their political and economic stability. Therefore continued scrutiny and criticism of Israel has a chance of actually making a difference.

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      11 months ago

      Also, only one of them is currently doing something that looks a lot like genocide.

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      11 months ago

      Therefore continued scrutiny and criticism of Israel has a chance of actually making a difference.

      Not necessarily for the better.