Comments by "Gaza is not Amalek" (@Ass_of_Amalek) on "Why Israel Kills So Many Civilians" video.
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please note how obvious of a thing worth reporting on this is, given the open 21st century proclamations made by the highest political and military officials of israel that are quoted in this video - and yet this is probably the first time you are hearing about this, from some low budget youtube production that didn't even use a decent microphone in these older videos and only has 33k views a year and three quarters after being uploaded. meanwhile practically everywhere you look in western media and in the statements of western politicians, spanning almost the entire political spectrum, you are presented very forcefully with exclusively the opposite characterization of the conduct of israel's military, as one the most humane militaries in the world.
israel openly has a 100% strict official policy of escalatory retaliation against every single attack on israel: every attack against them is answered with an expressly punitive strike in retaliation that is officially required to be more severe than the attack against israel (and in reality they seem to aim in the ballpark of 10+ times more severe). this is an obvious abuse of their power advantage that prevents their enemies from escalating further. it is an even worse version of the logic behind the cultural practice of familial or tribal blood feuds that is rightfully condemned by most of the world for causing harm all around. if every state started doing this today, we would have a global nuclear exchange by the end of the year. and israel has the gall to call their enemies terrorists, while escalating every engagement and expecting them to deescalate every time, and deliberately causing more harm.
even policies that do receive mostly condemnation among israel's allies are practically never mentioned, such as israel's official punitive practice of demolishing the homes of the families of people they deem guilty of committing a terrorist attack against them, or israel keeping something in the ballpark of 20% of their palestinian prisoners in "administrative detention" indefinitely with no charge (like gitmo), including journalists and minors.
btw. israel's claim to be trying to deter hamas and PIJ from attacking by causing both militant and civilian palestinian deaths in response fundamentally makes no sense given that palestinian islamists believe that both fighters and civilians who die this way go to premium heaven as martyrs. according to their ideology, martyrdom is a flawless victory in an individual's game of life - so any true believers actually welcome it!
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