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Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander. It Killed a Pulitzer-Winning Journalist....
(www.nytimes.com)
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So... maybe he was Hamas, what's the big deal?
Yeah if the guy was Hamas, he's a valid target.
So there was a lot of outrage over his death by news organizations around the world last week. Israel presented their evidence, and then... silence. That indicates news organizations consider Israel's evidence to be at least credible.
And then this opinion column comes out and this guy is saying "He's not Hamas... and even if he was, it's ok for him to be Hamas." It smacks of the Trumpian "I didn't do that, and if I did, it's perfectly fine" style of logic.
The silence of news organizations (other than Al Jazeera and alt media trash) on this and then this opinion piece making excuses about why it's perfectly fine for Anas al-Sharif to be a member of Hamas... it kinda seems like he actually was a member of Hamas.
No, according to the Geneva Conventions only armed combatants are legitimate targets. A militant Hamas member who is injured and in hospital is not a legitimate target.
A journalist, even if he was a Hamas member, is not a legitimate target.
A doctor, even if he worked for the Hamas run health ministry is not a legitimate target.
Show me where in the Geneva convention it says this. Go on, find this in the rules of war where it says that. I'll wait.
You know just making shit up doesn't further your cause, it just makes people distrust you.
It’s a hasbara bot unfortunately
What do you mean?