Does IDF consider every man in Gaza to be Hamas?

I too read about him and having done so also have the clear impression that it is not wise to speak out.

Arresting Arabs and Left-wingers: How Israel Intends to Crack Down on Domestic Dissent Over Gaza War
Even if some of these statements are uncomfortable for Israelis to hear, they should be permitted as long as they don’t constitute genuine incitement
Haaretz Nov 14 2023

Does anyone know if Israeli television channels are showing what we in the U.K. are shown about Gaza? Or are they mostly showing the IDF, discussing 7 October atrocities, speaking to hostages, or interviewing politicians? For example, can people see BBC, Channel 4 news, or Al Jazeera news?

You do realise some posters are going to think people in Israel are able to speak their minds and other posters might think that they can't ?

Standing together is holding a protest tomorrow by the way.
It's going to be in Tel Aviv. Although the last two protests they planned were banned, they said that they were going to take the matter to the high court so not sure if they did and that's what allowed it.

You missed a part. Might have to click the picture to see the last sentence there.

How great it is that people in Israel are allowed to speak their mind,

Sorry I am confused now. They can or they can't?

How great it is that people in Israel are allowed to speak their mind, shame that people in the West Bank can’t do the same.

I’m sure there are many of us on this thread, who if they lived in the West Bank, would be unfairly slated as antisemitic supporters of Hamas, and god knows what would happen to us

Personally, if you were to turn up to my house you would most likely find an unremarkable middle aged woman folding laundry, who simply wishes people would stop killing each other.

Oh FFS all I said was Israel isn't a country where it is illegal to protest or speak your mind, which I felt was what the poster was trying to imply and was the only part I was challenging. That's why that was the only part I quoted. I have no idea what the man you're all talking about actually posted so I can't, and won't, comment on any of it!

This is from the Times of Israel.

Police break up a protest calling for a ceasefire in Tel Aviv on January 16, 2024.
Israel Police have aggressively broken up a small protest in Tel Aviv calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Footage shows officers violently stripping away signs that read, “stop the massacre” from the handful of demonstrators.
Police reportedly told the demonstrators that they were breaking up the protest because it was “harming the feelings of the public.”

This clearly demonstrates that calling for a ceasefire in Israel is far from being safe.

@ConnieCounter it's easy to print those stories because they are reflective of the guardian In general.

It was confirmed on the ama there were lots of groups in Israel anti war and people in Israel working with people in Gaza/ peace related groups.

Did you read it?

No clearly Israelis are not a hive mind, some of them disagree with you about their freedom to express an opinion without repercussions.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/22/an-atmosphere-of-fear-free-speech-under-threat-in-israel-activists-say

"Protests in sympathy with Gaza have been dispersed with force and Israel’s chief of police, Yaakov Shabtai, said last week: “Anyone who wants to identify with Gaza is welcome. I will put them on buses now that are headed there and I will help him get there.”

Because you're trying to imply that Israel is a country where it isn't safe to protest or vocalise an opinion that doesn't follow government lines, which is just not accurate. There might be individuals who don't dare speak up but that's not because they're scared of what the government will do to them 🙄

"All Israelis" aren't ok with anything. They're not some homogeneous group of people. Some speak up, some don't.

@FOJN thanks I will give it a read.

That does seem to be the case, they call the type of targets you are describing "power targets".

www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/

@stomachameleon i have read the AMA and she has previously said that she doesn't know about military tactics.
I wasn't asking anyone to guess, I was asking if anyone knows ie links or sources

But why is it unfair? Humdingerydoo
there must be people who are not comfortable speaking up against the IDF, specially since it’s a difficult time for
the whole country.

I think it’s unfair to say all Israelis are ok with all the deaths.

If anyone has read anything or has material on the above questions

@stomachameleon how can you know my tone over text? I'm asking genuine questions, not rhetorical or sarcastic ones if that's what you are thinking

Does anyone know an IDF spokesman for the last couple of questions? Anyone?

@Parkingt111 perhaps those questions are better asked to the lady on the ama... you know the lady who actually lives in Israel instead of asking people to second guess on here. She is still answering questions?

I will be interested to see if your tone is still the same on there.

This is probably for a different thread but does anyone know how the IDF judge what is and isn't acceptable collateral damage? Thousands of children have died and we are told that they were unfortunate collateral damage. So if a building has one or two confirmed Hamas members and a hundred civilians, then is that building ok to bomb and regard the innocent deaths as collateral damage?

@queenofarles it was confirmed on the AMA that there is lots of disquiet and people speaking up in Israel about the war and how best to get the rest of the hostages returned.

We only ever hear about the Isolated cases though (especially in papers like the guardian) of someone treated badly for speaking out.

Israel is still a country at war. And people are nervous and worried about who to trust. Look at the peace activists in the kibbutzim who allowed people in who then betrayed them. People are frightened.

At least he didn't meet the same fate as suspected collaborators in the West Bank.

I have no idea. I literally said I don't know anything about it. I was just saying that Israelis aren't known for holding back their opinions, and that's the part of the post I was commenting on. It was a completely unfair comment for that poster to make.

Due to the blockade, many a time the civilians rely on Hamas to get essential items from the black market. Does that mean anyone who has had any contact with the Hamas government in Gaza are also considered as having links to Hamas and therefore killed?