Discussion of NYT article about Zionist war crimes in Gaza this May.
Gaza’s Deadly Night: How Israeli Airstrikes Killed 44 People
Rune Lombardo Apparently Israel can keep waging a high tech war against the civilian population of Gaza while stealing the lives of Palestinians in East Jerusalem without any useful action being taken by the US or the EU. I hope the fact that traditionally pro-Israel outlets like NYT are beginning to bring passionate and truthful reports about the extent and scale of Israeli war crimes and Palestinian suffering is the beginning of a deeper change which will lead to the end of all this intolerable Israeli cruelty.
Teejay Wasserberg Rune Lombardo their story about the children killed in Gaza was a watershed moment for them, marking the first time they didn't dehumanize the victims of Zionist aggression in the entire Middle East, not just Gaza. Zionism has no history other than criminal, from the 1600's in Cromwell's England to today in Sheikh Jarrah with Zionist Jews from Brooklyn stealing people's homes. It's time the mainstream press starts telling the truth about it.
Michal Madeleine Golding Teejay Wasserberg you really shouldnt comment on such grown upSubjects. How embarrassing….
Teejay Wasserberg Michal Madeleine Golding you shouldn't embarrass yourself with irrational ad hominem fallacy slurs, Zionist dupe. Refute my premises or embarrass yourself further as you so will to do.
Jafett Becerra In the May 2021 conflict, Palestinians fired over 4360 rockets into Israeli civilian areas over 14 days, 13 have been killed, including two children.Hamas has fired tens of thousands of rockets over the last 15 years, people have been killed and wounded, every time a siren goes off Israelis have to stop their life and run for a bomb shelter.There is no negotiating with Hamas who openly call for Israel's destruction.What is Israel expected to do in this situation ?!
Ruth Ewald Archer Jafett BecerraA maximum, exaggerated and unverified weight of 142 tons of explosives total were allegedly fired from Gaza in line with the supposed “12,338 rockets” and “6,500 mortars” claims over a 14 year period.32 civilians died on “Israeli soil”.Around 27 tons of explosives (maximum) were allegedly fired from Gaza during each of the most conflictive periods (2008, 2012 and 2014)In ONE YEAR alone, 2005-2006, 15,000 shells were fired in to Gaza by Israel, along with 550 airstrikes. A total of 525 Palestinians were killed and 1,527 were injured.Within a 22 DAY period in (Dec) 2008 – (Jan) 2009, Israel dropped 3000 TONS of explosives, 75 of which contained depleted uranium, in to Gaza.So, in this 22 day period in 2008, 21 times more TONS of (higher, more deadly and far more toxic) explosives were launched by Israel in to a very densely populated area, void of shelters, than in 14 YEARS of ALLEGED Palestinian projectiles.According to Haaretz, in 2014 alone, a “bare minimum” of “6000 TONS” of bombs were dropped on Gaza by aircraft ALONE.More than “800 tons” of explosives were boasted by the Israeli military to have been dropped on Gaza during the first WEEK of the 2014 slaughter.An average of 200 TONS of explosives, over 1.5 times the alleged total tonnage of explosives fired from Gaza over 14 YEARS was being fired by Israel PER DAY.During the same period “not fewer than 40,000 155 mm artillery shells” were fired in to Gaza AND an estimated 23,400 tank shells (according to “senior Israeli military figures” and their official website “Israel Defense”) So within a four to five week period in 2014, 42 times the tonnage of 14 years of alleged Palestinian projectiles AND an extra almost FOUR times as many land and sea based explosive projectiles were fired as the much touted “19,000 projectiles” mantra.A prime example of how crass and absurd it is to compare Palestinian projectiles to Israeli weaponry, technology and advantage is the “600 projectiles per civilian fatality on Israeli soil” scenario (whereby the alleged “19000 projectiles” in 14 years have killed 32). Compare this to the 600 artillery shells that were dropped in ONE HOUR IN the eastern Gaza City neighborhood of Shujaiya on July 20 2014. One hundred ONE TON bombs were also dropped from aircraft that same day within that same area. NINETY Palestinians were wiped out, property destroyed and hundreds injured“In one of the most severely hit areas, Khuzaa and al-Qarara in the southeastern Gaza Strip, the UN counted 2,493 destroyed structures, 1,243 severely damaged structures and 2,014 impact craters.”How can Palestinian projectiles and this wanton ferocity of high tech Israeli technology and the sheer SCALE of it possibly be placed on the same level? How can they be compared?[Between July and August 2014] in 72 incidents of bombing or shelling [on 72 houses where entire families were sheltering]…547 people were killed, including 125 women under the age of 60, 250 minors, and 29 people over the age of 60.In one single “incident” on 29th July 2014, 35 people, of which 20 were children and 8 women belonging to four families gathered under one roof were wiped out in a MOMENT. More than the number of civilian fatalities on Israeli soil (32) killed in FOURTEEN YEARS. Given the massive numbers listed above for just a few of the most conflictive periods, how many tons of explosives have been dropped on Gaza since 2001? How many projectiles?THERE IS NO COMPARISON!