Thread by @UKikaski

Opinion:

Al Jazeera is currently reporting the following deaths in Gaza and the West Bank resulting from "Israeli attacks" since October 7, 2023:

Gaza Total Deaths: 14,400
- 5,600 children
- 3,550 women

West Bank Total Deaths: 219
- 50 children

Total Deaths: 14,619
- 5,650 children

The figures are repeated not only by Hamas/Terrorist apologists, but also some in the Western media, Hollywood bloviators, and pro-Palestinian supporters on University campuses and elsewhere.

Personally, when I look at the above numbers, I have many, many questions and I didn't graduate from an Ivy League school, either. So let's break the down a bit.

First, 39% of the reported deaths are children. How reasonable is that number compared to Palestinian demographics in Gaza and elsewhere? Well, according to the US Census Bureau, about 40% of Palestinians are children 14-years-old or younger. Therefore, at face value, these numbers would seem reasonable, right?

However, in order to believe these numbers, one would also have to make several assumptions:

1) IDF weapons target only civilians and then only when children are present at the exact demographic proportions;
2) Women, men and children evacuated to the south at the exact demographic proportions; and,
3) Israel is purposely targeting civilians and not terrorists/civilian combatants.

Second, 8,969 deaths are adults or 61% of the total reported deaths. Of those, at least 3,550 are reported to be woman or 40% of adult deaths. That leaves 5,419 adult men or 60% of the adult deaths. The demographic percentages for Palestinian men and women is actually 50/50 so the numbers are off a bit.

If we assume that the number of men killed is higher because the IDF is actually targeting fighters, based on demographic proportions, the number of reported deaths can be divided as follows:

Total Deaths = 14,619 (100%)
- Civilian Adult Women = 3,550 (24%)
- Civilian Adult Men = 3,550 (24%)
- Children = 5,650 (40%)
- Combatants = 1,869 (12%)

However, if we review un-staged raw images from the site of an attack we do not see evidence that 40% of the casualties resulting from an IDF strike are children. Because of this, except for images set up or produced by Hamas, the only evidence that exists to support claims that 40% of all Palestinian deaths are children are the Hamas's claims themselves.

If this were Ukraine, people would be screaming BS from the MSM to the college campuses. However, in the case of Israel, there are too many among us who have been conditioned to believe or assume the worst when it comes to Jews. Remember, Jews drink the blood of Palestinian children, right? So the IDF targeting children with bombs is not that far fetched of a concept.

Do you get my point?

The exaggerated casualty figures are easily explained when one understands that Hamas' only defense right now is to sway public opinion in the hope of generating enough diplomatic and political pressure to force Israel to end hostilities. In the case of others who spread these lies, like students protesting at universities in the United States, there really is not excuse for it. Instead, it is the direct result of years them being force-fed antisemitic propaganda from social media and the MSM.

Let's be clear about this. The death of any innocent child, especially one's own, is a tragedy that I could never fathom. However, by spreading these lies and by failing to recognize that there is a real threat of genocide against the Jews, those who claim to support Palestinians are actually doing them more harm than good. Israel will not stop defending itself until this real threat is eliminated. And the radical Islamists will not stop killing Jews as long as they continue to feel empowered which in their minds translates to justified.

Spreading these lies only justifies more terror.

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