The Nazis killed more Russians than Jews. Does that mean you would also not arrest Putin?

If you want to pull out of the Rome Statute, just do that, motherfuckers, and spare us the lecture.

Otherwise, fuck you and the high horse you rode in on.

Israel can enact Scenario 2 unilaterally, immediately, tonight, regardless of what Hamas thinks, wants, or does. Tonight. Right now. EDIT: And before you smarmily say that Hamas can also release the hostages unilaterly, a reminder that Israel is conducting a genocide (the generals’ plan) in Northern Gaza, regardless of what Hamas does. EDIT2: And also let’s not forget that Israel makes claims of being a democratic western country, whereas Hamas is a totalitarian islamist bag of shits. So no, they are not the fucking same.

You keep putting hostages being ALIVE hostages above Palestinian kids being DEAD kids.

And by the fucking way, my dude, Israel is holding thousands of Palestinian hostages as well. Anything to say about those? Ostensibly, the only rational part of Sinwar’s otherwise deranged “masterplan” was to do a hostage exchange. Do Palestinian hostages matter to you, my dude? Any pearl clutching for the kids in “administrative detention” or “convicted” by IDF military kangaroo courts with 99% conviction rates?

Two scenarios for what happens TONIGHT.

Scenario 1, no ceasefire: the genocide continues, several Palestinians die tonight. The hostages remain hostages. No chance of release. They might get bombed by mistake even.

Scenario 2, no-deal ceasefire: genocide ends, no Palestinians die tonight. The hostages remain hostages. No chance of them being killed by mistake. A chance for a political settlement where they get released.

Do you see the fucking difference?

You keep only talking about 97 Israelis when tens of thousands of Palestinians are dead and countless other are maimed, injured, starved, disposessed. You obviously value those 97 lives more than any of that. Explain why.

Explain why Israeli lives matter more than Palestinian lives. Like, be precise.

Stop the genocide. Stop the killing of innocent civilians. Now.

Then, reach a deal for the hostages, like the ones Netanyahu has repeatedly shot down.

Then, end the occupation: get Israel the fuck out of Gaza, the fuck out of the West Bank, the fuck out of East Jerusalem, back to their 1967 borders.

Or, if you don’t think this is realistic (and it isn’t because with almost a million settlers, the Israeli right has destroyed the material conditions required for the 2 state solution) prefer cleaner solutions, end Jewish supremacy in Greater Israel (Israel+West Bank+Gaza+Golan+Shebaa). One state, one democracy, equal rights for everyone.

Persecute all war criminals, Israeli and Palestinian. Then run a truth and reconciliation process, with reparations.

Justice, right? Crazy, I know. Illogical shit.

Here’s the catch: without justice there will be no peace. Enjoy your endless cycle of violence.

It’s a fucking genocide. Stop the killing sort the hostages after.

I assume that by painting they don’t mean miniature painting. Unless it’s Henry Cavill that does it?

Also, soutzoukakia.

Ah, CS gas… Ah the days of my youth…

Maalox anyone?

CS gas is not the same as pepper spray.

Support the Hind Rajab Foundation to get as many of these criminals as possible to justice in any of the countries they happen to visit or be dual citizens of.

We do not forget.

Never again, for anyone.

In the meantime, in Iran, age of consent is 15 13 (Src https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_in_Asia). Too low as well, but not 9 FFS.

It’s so funny how all this is only a problem within a capitalist frame of reference.

This is an argument for the lifting of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. If Israel has the right to blockade Gaza, North Yemen should have the right to blockade Israel.

South Africa (a neutral third party) has submitted a very detailed accusation of genocide to the International Court of Justice. These news would be in line with that accusation. So I have no idea why you find this hard to believe.

Fuck Hamas. Talk to me about Fatah and Hezbollah.

Funny how when it comes to Israeli extremists we all discuss nuance and how complicated and messy politics and language is but when it comes to extremists in resistance organizations it’s immediately assumed that what they say colours the entire resistance.

Yes, we are in complete agreement that the same standard of nuance should be applied!

Now apply the same standard to the enemies of Israel. Part of the dehumanization that goes on with Israeli apartheid and occupation is that while Israeli politics is accepted as complicated and nuanced, with analysis like the one you offer here, the politics of the other side(s) is always considered morally unambiguous. Hamas: a terrorist monolith. Fatah: supports a terrorist fund. Hezbollah: Iranian stooges.

If we apply the same absolutist moral standard to Israel, the nuance you present simply doesn’t matter: if kahanist extremists are in government, the entire state is compromised, and Israel needs to be militarily defeated so that peace can exist.

If we allow for nuance also for Israel’s enemies then a whole bunch of racist assumptions go away. The conflict is no longer a fight between the only democracy in the ME and the forces of Sauron. It’s a political land dispute that is resolvable. But you have to talk to the political forces you’ve labelled terrorists, accept that they have valid and legitimate aspirations and concerns (just like the Israelis do) and negotiate in good faith.