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Just because Israel could behave even worse that it's doing now does not make what it's doing now OK.
True. But there are people who say that Israel is intentionally harming Palestinians and even committing genocide! The fact I cited shows this is not true. Unless we're committing a part-time, half-hearted, lazy-assed kind of genocide. Or maybe we're so into genocide we want it to go on forever, like a hobby...
there will be many innocent people killed and injured
True. But Israel is (according to intl law) entitled to take violent action against rocket fire on our cities.
the large-scale loss of innocent Palestinian lives seems meaningless to most Israelis
I don't know how you measure such a thing, but I'll say this: You are in no position to judge that. Rockets have been launched against Israel for eight years.
EIGHT. FUCKING. YEARS.
Where have you been for the last eight years? What have YOU done to stop the rocket fire?
For eight years, people in the south of Israel have had to deal with this shit, which nobody should have to deal with even once. Quite frankly, I'm ashamed we waited this long.
