2 : 5 :: Palestinian civilians killed : Palestinian militants killed
1 : 5 :: Palestinian children (under the age of 16) killed : Palestinian militants killed
If Israel is determined to ignore or rationalize the above, perhaps it will be chastened by the below:
1 : 1 :: Population of the Palestinian Territories in 2040 : Population of Israel in 2040
(first set of data from the AP's reports of UN estimates, second from the Washington Times
2 comments:
I'm puzzled by the overemphasis on numbers. If you kill x civilians of mine, am I allowed to kill x (+ dx) civilians of yours but then call it a day?
The emphasis on numbers indicates where there is a disproportionate response... which is a war crime.
(There are better, more interesting reasons why bombing Gaza is not saving any Israeli lives, and I'm sure you've stumbled across them).
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