Its not devil's advocate, one must get a grasp on the motivations. GWB is actually wrong because the Palestinian Authority split between Gaza and West Bank after the PLO were voted out in 2006. They actually are the legit government but after all the hard work creating a framework America was sad to see the people disagreed with the unelected authoratarian authority and.. Fuck it, Arafat's stupid tea towel face is in my mind now.. They didn't attack only to be killed off over months/years. There is a plan, brains must be spun up to see it.
......Opponents of Israel's policy of targeted killings claim that it violates the laws of war. They argue that these targeted killings are extrajudicial, which violates the norms and values of a democratic society.[36] Some[who?] question whether the IDF claims of no other way is correct and debate the secret process of IDF deliberations. Moreover, many[who?] feel that actual injury and death of innocent bystanders, unintended as they may be, makes a strong claim against targeted killings. Some hold that such strikes do not reduce terrorism, but encourage more recruits to join militant factions, and are a setback to the Middle East peace process.[39] In 2003, 27 Israeli Air Force pilots composed a letter of protest to the Air Force commander Dan Halutz, announcing their refusal to continue and perform attacks on targets within Palestinian population centers, and claiming that the occupation of the Palestinians "morally corrupts the fabric of Israeli society".[40] After more than 30 signed, 4 later recanted. One, an El Al pilot, was threaten with dismissal and another lost his civilian job.[40]
Sure but the labels are not going to help get to a functional understanding. I was trying to bring GWB down by being slow and deliberate. It's not easy you know?
So you still have no instances of the IDF mass murdering innocent Palestinians with gunfire while they ran away across a field.
Oh mate, you just love to exagerate don't you. We see it in hundreds of your posts about Musk and GOP etc, banging on day and night.
Not an exaggeration. You cannot cite a single instance where the IDF mass murdered with gunfire innocent civilians running away across a field. This is a statement of fact.
Total casualties of Palestinians for the period 1948 - 2021 period. 63,543, including 31,227 fatalities.
The IDF response to rock throwers involved verbal warnings, firing in the air, and use of non-lethal projectiles such as rubber bullets before proceeding to live ammo as a last resort. Completely different situation than the Hamas terrorists deliberately mass murdering innocent civilians with gunfire running away across a field.