Israel Loses In Israeli Election

[Tigers!]

And in particular list the options of which you would approve.

Those that don't break the rules set out in the Geneva Conventions would be acceptable.

If I recall correctly the Geneva Convention forbades the taking of hostages. So how would/should Hamas been punished for and prevented from taking hostages in the first place?

Well ideally, the leaders responsible would be captured/arrested, and tried at The Hague.

And if Israel had sent in snatch squads to capture them and they succeeded the outcry would have been huge.

Would it? How could you possibly know that?

Based upon the response to Israel's snatching on Eichmann in 1960 then there would have been an huge outcry.

They would never had got to the Hague.

Again, how could you know that?

Once out of Israeli control they would have magically escaped or be released before hand.

Do you have next week's powerball numbers too?

Yes but I'll keep them to myself.

You are very keen for Israel to follow the Geneva Convention, as they should.

Indeed.

Where is the concern for Hamas to follow the Geneva Convention?

In EXACTLY the same place.

If Hamas does not follow the Convention what will be done about it?

The perpetrators will be tried and punished.

Do you really believe that the Hamas commanders (those who are still alive) will ever be tried for what they did?

Not if no effort is made to do so. Shooting them on sight is not morally defensible.

What absolutey must NOT happen, if we care about trying to make the world a better place, is for Israel to say "They don't play by the rules, so we won't either".

Another person's crime - even if it is a crime they got away with scot free - is never a justification for you to commit that crime.

Never claimed otherwise.

You certainly strongly implied it.

If you say so.

 

[laughing dog]

And in particular list the options of which you would approve.

Those that don't break the rules set out in the Geneva Conventions would be acceptable.

If I recall correctly the Geneva Convention forbades the taking of hostages. So how would/should Hamas been punished for and prevented from taking hostages in the first place?

Well ideally, the leaders responsible would be captured/arrested, and tried at The Hague.

And if Israel had sent in snatch squads to capture them and they succeeded the outcry would have been huge.

Would it? How could you possibly know that?

Based upon the response to Israel's snatching on Eichmann in 1960 then there would have been an huge outcry.

The anger of the Argentinian gov't of the kidnapping of one of the citizens does not an huge outcry make.

On the otherhand, capturing wanted terrorists instead of bombing the everlasting crap out of an area is a civilized response.

 

[Tigers!]

And in particular list the options of which you would approve.

Those that don't break the rules set out in the Geneva Conventions would be acceptable.

If I recall correctly the Geneva Convention forbades the taking of hostages. So how would/should Hamas been punished for and prevented from taking hostages in the first place?

Well ideally, the leaders responsible would be captured/arrested, and tried at The Hague.

And if Israel had sent in snatch squads to capture them and they succeeded the outcry would have been huge.

Would it? How could you possibly know that?

Based upon the response to Israel's snatching on Eichmann in 1960 then there would have been an huge outcry.

The anger of the Argentinian gov't of the kidnapping of one of the citizens does not an huge outcry make.

On the otherhand, capturing wanted terrorists instead of bombing the everlasting crap out of an area is a civilized response.

Do you really, really think all of those pro-Hamas protests all over the world would have accepted any Israeli capture of Hamas leaders?
(I have a nice bridge in Australia to sell you.)

 

[Elixir]

Do you really, really think all of those pro-Hamas protests all over the world

Wut? They “accept” the displacement and partial genocide of the entire population of Gaza, so what exactly is it that is over the line?. Apparently they’ll “accept” anything that can be rammed down their throat by Bibi’s men and Trump’s money.

 

[laughing dog]

And in particular list the options of which you would approve.

Those that don't break the rules set out in the Geneva Conventions would be acceptable.

If I recall correctly the Geneva Convention forbades the taking of hostages. So how would/should Hamas been punished for and prevented from taking hostages in the first place?

Well ideally, the leaders responsible would be captured/arrested, and tried at The Hague.

And if Israel had sent in snatch squads to capture them and they succeeded the outcry would have been huge.

Would it? How could you possibly know that?

Based upon the response to Israel's snatching on Eichmann in 1960 then there would have been an huge outcry.

The anger of the Argentinian gov't of the kidnapping of one of the citizens does not an huge outcry make.

On the otherhand, capturing wanted terrorists instead of bombing the everlasting crap out of an area is a civilized response.

Do you really, really think all of those pro-Hamas protests all over the world would have accepted any Israeli capture of Hamas leaders?
(I have a nice bridge in Australia to sell you.)

There is a real difference between pro-Hamas and anti-destruction of innocents. There really weren't that many pro-Hamas protests all over the world.