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this sophistry is why i hate politics on HN.
But it matters. Hamas are non-state actors; if the conflict is legally characterized by Israel as a war, then prisoners have POW rights. Nobody is entirely sure at this point exactly what Israel's legal position is, which is going to have complex ramifications given that Israeli officials have already been charged by the ICC. https://lieber.westpoint.edu/israels-declaration-war-hamas-m...
I've spread my life around several email providers, including myself. I have at least 50 email accounts (inc pre-Microsoft Hotmail). In the last 10 years, I've lost access to ~5 accounts, usually when the provider axed their free offerings (is fine). In every case, I had warning and time to switch. If I lose access to one w/o warning, it would be a problem but not catastrophic. In short: What is the trivial solution…
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You said "[t]he "complete siege" ended ages ago." This specific statement was less than a year ago, from the IDF, about instituting a complete siege.
People use the word "ages" to indicate a significant amount of time. In the context of this war it's correct. This obviously didn't refer to the literal meaning of ages when discussing a 9 month war. It seems to me you're trying to nitpick on a minor choice of words instead of the substance of what I said.
Food is still scarce, with far fewer trucks let in versus pre invasion (which was 500 trucks a day), which was already calibrated according to Israeli officials to be "the lowest level possible consistent with avoiding a humanitarian crisis". https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wikileaks-israel-intentionally-...
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this sophistry is why i hate politics on HN.
Here is some quote from Israelis in this regards: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4313276-israel-is-...
There are also policy papers to this effect that leaked from Israel: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-palestinians-conce...
So this fear is an outcome some are advocating for but all world leaders are strongly opposed.
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Ah yes, victim blaming. Always a great take!
It's astounding to me people with takes like the one you are responding to can exist out there. I'm horrified and fascinated and want to know more. It seems almost reflexive.
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It's astounding to me people with takes like the one you are responding to can exist out there. I'm horrified and fascinated and want to know more. It seems almost reflexive.
But it's not astounding or horrifying that, say, there are people out there who will rob you at gunpoint?