1/ If you want any authority to lecture us about war crimes, @iamjohnoliver, then
* don't ignore the fact that every rocket Hamas launches is a war crime—you do;
* don't mischaracterize the concept of "proportionality" in war as meaning proportional causalities—it doesn't;
* don't ignore the fact that every rocket Hamas launches is a war crime—you do;
* don't mischaracterize the concept of "proportionality" in war as meaning proportional causalities—it doesn't;
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* don't claim “destroying a civilian residence” is proof of a war crime—that's also not how international law works, and if you don't know how it works, don't pretend to.
* don't purport to be combatting both-sides-ism but ignore that one side—Hamas—is targeting civilians.
* don't claim “destroying a civilian residence” is proof of a war crime—that's also not how international law works, and if you don't know how it works, don't pretend to.
* don't purport to be combatting both-sides-ism but ignore that one side—Hamas—is targeting civilians.
3/ don't pretend civilian casualties among Palestinians disproves that Israel is targeting militants;
* don't pretend "real estate disputes" don't involve evictions—that's usually what happens when someone chooses not to pay rent, as is the case with the four Palestinian families
* don't pretend "real estate disputes" don't involve evictions—that's usually what happens when someone chooses not to pay rent, as is the case with the four Palestinian families
4/ don't suggest that Hamas "not representing all Palestinians"—true—somehow explains why you downplay the violence of an antisemitic terror group known for sending suicide bombers into Israeli dance clubs, pizzerias, and buses—how does that make sense?
5/ Don't suggest Hamas should have an iron dome to protect its military assets and its combatants who are firing missiles into Israeli cities—you shouldn't want war criminals to successfully commit their war crime, especially if you're lecturing us about war crimes;
6/ This isn't an actual response to what the person said on Twitter. It's a non-sequitur.
The Palestinian terrorists who started the war by firing rockets at Israeli civilian targets shouldn't have fired those rockets. They very much did have the option to not fire the rockets.
The Palestinian terrorists who started the war by firing rockets at Israeli civilian targets shouldn't have fired those rockets. They very much did have the option to not fire the rockets.
7/ And don't charge Jews in the Jewish state with "child murder," Thomas of Monmouth.
8/ There's a reason why intentionally aiming at civilians is a war crime while killing civilians in war, while very tragic, isn't in and of itself a war crime.
John Oliver should probably read a bit about that before getting on his international law soap box.
John Oliver should probably read a bit about that before getting on his international law soap box.
9/ There's also a reason why "proportionality" in international law doesn't mean that the number of deaths & injuries on both sides should be equal. If the Confederacy had sustained more deaths—military or civilian—would their cause have been just and the Union's conduct illegal?
A helpful overview of the laws of war with regard to proportionality, casualties, etc. frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-two-wron…
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