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Alpeduez21

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2. "People did shitty things to each other in the past"

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Fri Dec 1, 2023, 10:41 AM

Dec 2023

Is a specious argument for justifying war crimes.

By this logic everything Hamas has done is ok because it has been done before. I’m not saying it’s ok but the argument presented in the OP could be used to suggest that.

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Yes, Hamas is responsible for the attack, but Netanyahu's administration was warned about this, and JohnSJ Dec 2023 #1

Nope... Geezoh Dec 2023 #4

The NY Times article makes it very clear that the Netanyahu government dropped the ball JohnSJ Dec 2023 #6

"People did shitty things to each other in the past" Alpeduez21 Dec 2023 #2

Israel justifying war crimes is a far- fetched presumption Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #3

No different... Geezoh Dec 2023 #5