The explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition, such as those commonly used by Palestinian armed groups, that hit the hospital grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. While misfires are frequent, further investigation is needed to determine who launched the apparent rocket and whether the laws of war were violated.
Why does Human Rights Watch cite international law but not recognise the legitimacy of armed struggle against foreign occupation and domination? Am I missing something here? HRW has been doing this forever and I’m honestly asking why. That’s like both siding Russia and Ukraine.
Armed struggle against foreign occupation usually doesn’t involve shooting up music festivals AFAIK. Both sides are in serious breach of international law and it’s kinda important to recognize that.
Yes I understand the power dynamics and history. No that doesn’t make Hamas equal to the Palestinian people or make them symbolic of their struggle in any way. Hamas was literally brought to power by Netanyahu so that they’d do something like this so that Israel could eventually displace all of Gaza and the rest of the Palestinians.
It’s like if Ukraine decided to bomb a Russian music festival near the border before Russia invaded and committed dozens of war crimes. They still did a war crime too that cannot be overlooked.
This is terrifyingly similar to the denial of the Kosavan genocide by leftists just because the government that did it was the last communist one in Europe. (Looking at you, Chomsky)
