UNICEF has declared Gaza to be the “world’s most dangerous place to be a child.”…

UNICEF has declared Gaza to be the “world’s most dangerous place to be a child.”

United States diplomats once again held up a vote on a watered-down United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday aimed at bringing more aid and relief to civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip as reports of starvation, mass killings, and other war crimes allegedly committed by the Israeli military continue to pile up.

    • BlameThePeacockEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Israel doesn’t consider Gaza to be occupied, and hasn’t for quite a while. They have neither a permanent military presence, nor do they impose governance over Gaza.

      Even a bunch of the big lettered international bodies don’t consider it to be a traditional occupation.

      Gaza is doing a great job of turning that around though, at this rate Israel will need to re-occupy it in order to crush Hamas.

      You can’t attack your neighbor and expect them not to retaliate. It’s not like Israel has been invading Gaza and taking more land, it’s the same map as it was 70 years ago and has a giant border wall around it. Yes Israel has been invading the West Bank, but not Gaza (The west bank is a different group of people)

      • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
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        6 months ago

        Even a bunch of the big lettered international bodies don’t consider it to be a traditional occupation.

        They do, though. That’s what I meant. The UN and company consider Gaza to be occupied by Israel.

        Also you’re forgetting something really important: The blockade is already an act of war. It’s enough as a casus bellus.

        • BlameThePeacockEnglish
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          6 months ago

          As far as I can tell, the UN only considers the West Bank occupied, not Gaza. Feel free to provide evidence otherwise.

          If the blockade is enough for war, why isn’t Hamas going after Egypt too?

          If the blockade is so bad, why does Mahmoud Abbas (the president of the state of Palestine) who is recognized by the UN, support the blockade of Gaza?

          • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
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            6 months ago

            The United Nations, Human Rights Watch and many other international bodies and NGOs continues to consider Israel to be the occupying power of the Gaza Strip as Israel controls the Gaza Strip’s airspace and territorial waters as well as the movement of people or goods in or out of Gaza by air or sea.

            In January 2012, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary General stated that under resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, the UN still regards Gaza to be a part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-occupied_territories#Gaza_Strip

            If the blockade is enough for war, why isn’t Hamas going after Egypt too?

            Don’t ask me, probably because it wouldn’t make strategic sense.

            If the blockade is so bad, why does Mahmoud Abbas (the president of the state of Palestine) who is recognized by the UN, support the blockade of Gaza?

            Because he’s an Israeli puppet, and/or a traitor. There’s a reason almost all Palestinians hate his (and the PNA’s) guts. This is an American-backed ruler the people don’t want.

            • BlameThePeacockEnglish
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              6 months ago

              Going after Israel doesn’t make strategic sense either. It’s not like the consequences they’re now experiencing were unexpected. It’s almost like there was an ulterior reason for the attack. Like say… being paid by Iran to cause problems for Israel.

              Nobody is going to stop Israel at this point, because the countries who could all force them to stop understand that this is a proxy Iran-Israel war and that letting Iran win would have far worse consequences than the destruction of Gaza.