Diplomats walk out on Israeli prime minister’s speech at UN to protest against devastating war on Gaza and latest attacks on Lebanon

  • Wolfeh@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    including scores of women and children

    This always assumes that there are no civilian men. I get that men are the ones usually conscripted, but… that’s always seemed weird to me.

    • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      It makes for a more defensible argument. No sane person is going to argue that a 4 year old child is an enemy combatant. But a 20 year old male? It’s easy to argue they could have been an enemy combatant and so maybe the numbers are inflated. Saying 1000 people can be interpreted as 999 enemies and only 1 civilian casualty. Saying 1000 women and children is usually interpreted as 1000 innocent lives lost.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        But a 20 year old male? It’s easy to argue they could have been an enemy combatan

        The age old problem of “excess males” solved by declaring open season on anyone with facial hair.

    • Evrala@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      In Gaza casualty numbers any adult man is assumed to be a combatant by Isreal.

    • Maalus@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Call to emotion, nothing else. Women and children “sounds” worse than “people” dying.

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I mean, a score is 20. I think that means they’ve killed two thousand scores of people. “Scores of women and children” doesn’t really do that justice.