@[email protected] to World NewsEnglish • 3 months agoUS spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]news
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkUS spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7apnews.com@[email protected] to World NewsEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]news
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoOkay, so how would you define genocide in your own words?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-8•3 months agoI won’t make up a definition, but refer to an existing one. Intent to destroy also known as dolus specialis is the key if something is a genocide or not. No such special intent is evident. Israel could easily kill far more Palestinians if they intended to, but they don’t.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoIf you have been paying any attention, it’s clear that there is indeed an intent to destroy.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-7•3 months agoI have been paying attention very much for decades and don’t think there’s sufficient evidence for it.
Okay, so how would you define genocide in your own words?
I won’t make up a definition, but refer to an existing one.
Intent to destroy also known as dolus specialis is the key if something is a genocide or not.
No such special intent is evident. Israel could easily kill far more Palestinians if they intended to, but they don’t.
If you have been paying any attention, it’s clear that there is indeed an intent to destroy.
I have been paying attention very much for decades and don’t think there’s sufficient evidence for it.