montelatici, et al,
I guess under this definition, I am in trouble. I am not Jewish. I'm a non-Practicing Roman Catholic.
I guess I am just old fashioned, I do not support the dispossession of homes from people that have been living there for several generations. I do not support the killing of women and children by Europeans just because the women and children are not European.
I don't like you, Rocco, consider non-Jews, especially women and children, as less than human whose murder by the thousands by Jews is acceptable.
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The people of Israel are multi-ethic, and multi-cultural; very diverse. My understanding is that in 2014, approximately three-quarters of the total Jewish population were born in Israel.
Most people would prefer that in combat, there were no accidental or collateral damage and casualties. But that is a bit outside the reality of war and conflict. Anytime one-side receives hostile fire from areas and locations that are densely populated by hostile forces intentionally operating in such proximity to take advantage of the immunity from a military response. Never made an effort to remove civilian persons and objects under its control from the vicinity of Israeli military objectives
(from the vicinity of targets of likely Israeli attacks).
It was not a case of the Israelis having no respect for the innocent population, but that HAMAS forces operating in the densely populated areas had nor care for the vulnerable; instead intentionally positioning there high value targets and launch positions such that their own population was placed in jeopardy.
The fixation you have on the fact that the vast majority of the endangered Jewish settlers encouraged to immigrate for the reconstitution of the Jewish National Home where from "Europe" --- is representative of the Arab Palestinian behaviorally obsessed with an attachment to the idea that the territorial sovereignty was exclusively theirs. Which was not the case then, and had not been the case for 8 centuries or more. The territory called Palestine, set within such boundaries as were be fixed by the Principle Allied Powers, were surrendered including the —
Surrender of all garrisons in Hedjaz, Assir, Yemen, Syria, and Mesopotamia to the nearest Allied Commander; and the withdrawal of troops from Cicilia, except those necessary to maintain order, as will be determined under Clause V
(Article 16 --- Armistice of Mudros). And there was Articles 16 and 27 --- Treaty of Lausanne:
ARTICLE I6. --- TREATY OF PEACE WITH TURKEY SIGNED AT LAUSANNE
Turkey hereby renounces all rights and title whatsoever over or respecting the territories situated outside the frontiers laid down in the present Treaty and the islands other than those over which her sovereignty is recognised by the said Treaty, the future of these territories and islands being settled or to be settled by the parties concerned.
The provisions of the present Article do not prejudice any special arrangements arising from neighbourly relations which have been or may be concluded between Turkey and any limitrophe countries.
ARTICLE 27 --- TREATY OF PEACE WITH TURKEY SIGNED AT LAUSANNE
No power or jurisdiction in political, legislative or administrative matters shall be exercised outside Turkish territory by the Turkish Government or authorities, for any reason whatsoever, over the nationals of a territory placed under the sovereignty or protectorate of the other Powers signatory of the present Treaty, or over the nationals of a territory detached from Turkey.
It is understood that the spiritual attributions of the Moslem religious authorities are in no way infringed.
FINALLY:
In your sound bite, you used the term: Murder --- the intentional killing of another person without justification or valid excuse, as implied against Israel. That is a far cry and exceptionally different from Criminal Negligence --- failure to use reasonable care to avoid consequences that threaten or harm the safety of the public and that are the foreseeable outcome. In the case of HAMAS, which showed a wanton disregard for customary law and human life by intentionally locating military objectives within or near densely populated areas (Customary IHL Rule 23); and made no effort to remove civilian persons and objects under its control from the vicinity of military objectives (Customary IHL Rule 24).
Most Respectfully,
R