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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

All of that is entirely irrelevant

Is it? If it was irrelevant, you wouldn't need to leave it out to gather support for the assassinated terrorists. You perfectly know that the reaction would have been different if OP hadn't left it out, which is why you still insist on leaving it out, and yes, that is scummy.

Every reputable outlet is not leaving out that crucial detail:

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It… is?

Yes, it is.

No target can have a high enough value to justify committing a war crime over. If you disagree, you're attempting to justify something that should never be justified by anyone who would consider themselves a moral person. Sort yourself out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No target can have a high enough value to justify committing a war crime over.

Then you shouldn't have any issues with detailing that the three were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists when you refer to this incident instead of maliciously saying "IDF killed 3 Palestinians"?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

instead of maliciously saying “IDF killed 3 Palestinians”?

You're confusing me with someone else, or trying to put words in my mouth.

I understand you want to try and control the narrative but that's not how this works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You’re confusing me with someone else, or trying to put words in my mouth.

I'm referring to how commenters on c/world have been referring to this as "IDF killed 3 Palestinians" today thanks to this misinformation campaign.

you want to try and control the narrative but that’s not how this works

That's... false? I'm not the one actively leaving out the fact that the 3 killed were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, which the AlJazeera article even admits. And I'm not the one trying to bury this detail with downvotes to keep the false "IDF killed 3 random Palestinians" narrative alive a little longer.

You believe that no one should be assassinated like that, whether they are a terrorist or not, that's perfectly fair. (so I suppose you hate the way the US assassinated Osama Bin Laden too?)

But then, why do you feel that the affiliation should not be brought up? You should test your beliefs and go ask on c/asklemmy: "Is it morally wrong to assassinate three Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding in a hospital?".

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

You're ranting at me like I'm responsible for the content generated by other people. Weird.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They were not „hiding in a hospital“. They were undergoing medical treatment.