Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Ratios without Rationalizations

1 : 100 :: Israelis killed : Palestinians killed

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
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2 comments:

  1. Adam SolomonJanuary 8, 2009 at 1:11 AM

    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?

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  2. Al MustashriqaJanuary 8, 2009 at 4:14 AM

    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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