saxitoxin wrote:Metsfanmax wrote:saxitoxin wrote:warmonger1981 wrote:Any word about Christians being killed in the Middle East...... didn't think so.
The Palestinian Independent Center for Human Rights estimates 4% of the 1,000+ Gazans killed in the Israeli genocide have been Christian.
Would you characterize the American policy of drone strikes against suspected terrorists in the Middle East, which seem to have very high civilian casualty rates, as a genocide? If not, what are the substantive differences with the Israeli policy?
There's probably not a bright-line you cross at which some acts becomes genocidal; I would think it's a sliding scale. I would characterize American drone strikes against civilians as genocidal acts on the low end of that scale. I do not subscribe to the belief that these are accidental killings, but intentional attacks designed to cow local populations, or attacks done with such little regard for potential non-combatant casualties that they are symbolic of a racist dehumanization of local peoples.
No wonder you're so liberal in your use of the term.
Anyhow, here's a video of Kuwati Cleric and personal confidant of Khaled Mashal (leader of Hamas) speaking, outlining a conversation they had on a ceasefire and the sanctity of life...
Do Not Agree to Ceasefire until They Bow Before Us!
- He (Khaled Mashal, leader of Hamas) said: We will not accept a ceasefire. Gone are the days when we would accept a ceasefire. I find it strange that some people are demanding a ceasefire. Absolutely not. The shooting and launching of rockets continue. If you should be suffering as you are suffering, but you have hope from Allah while they have none. The firing of rockets continues. These rockets have paralyzed Israel completely. Israel is completely frozen. They all went trembling into their holes.
The blood (we) sacrifice is undoubtedly precious, but the equation is our dead are in paradise while there's are in Hellfire. We are not afraid of martyrdom. Just a short while ago you were chanting: "Death for the sake of Allah is our loftiest desire. Well the death that you desire has just come to you. We have no problem with death. We are different from the Israelites. You shall find them to be the people most eager to protect their lives, while we desire death, desire martyrdom. The difference is very clear.
So these are the guys, people who sacrifice their young children as suicide bombers, Saxitoxin supports and claims have the same respect for life that regular decent people do.
From the Al Qassam brigades of Hamas to Israel:
We love death more than you love life