Israel accused committing genocide for preventing the access to water

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https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/12/19/extermination-and-acts-genocide/israel-deliberately-depriving-palestinians-gaza

I'm not worked up or trying to make a point. Just trying to understand. Strange as one minute your point was 'central to the conflict', now it can't be explained and doesn't matter at all?

Thanks for this. Hadn’t seen it tho there are similar graphs in the report. It proofs how they’re using water as a weapon. Something that is required to survive they’re using it to commit genocide

MSF pointed out something similar in a report today as well as how Israel is not allowing AID in

They've been using water as a weapon against Palestinians for decades. But now obviously it's at a catastrophic level in Gaza as it's part of a genocidal effort.

I just can't get my head around how Isreal are able to get away with this genocide, it's so well documented and in the open.

Don't understand how people could become so monstrous. I get that they have suffered in
the past, is it this generational trauma that has bourne out to destroy their neighbours, another's life or children just doesn't mean anything?

This is a fascinating read from an Israeli journalist on the topic.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/israeli-journalist-gideon-levy-on-the-killing-of-gaza

oxfam released some documents half a year ago and they accused Israel of using water as a weapon of war

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-releases/israel-using-water-as-weapon-of-war-as-gaza-supply-plummets-by-94-creating-deadly-health-catastrophe-oxfam/

@unclemtty Naomi Klein has written about the intergenerational trauma side in her book Doppelganger. I think she's written articles elsewhere too which might be worth a Google if you're interested and don't want to buy the book.

I thought Hamas were a terrorist organisation? Surely they can't be an army and terrorists at the same time?

Hamas are terrorists who commit heinous crimes.

IDF are an army who commit heinous crimes.

The semantics is pretty irrelevant to the victims of those crimes.

Well said!

Apparently it was 'central to the conflict' so you'd think it was more than semantics but I guess we'll never know.

I made a thread about this article. This man is really remarkable.

Yes because the people of Gaza have no defence from the IDF which is why mainly civilians are dying.

Do you finally understand the point now?

Not at all, because noone can be bothered to explain it!

Your lack of understanding is genuinely baffling.

The IDF is bombing a defenceless civilian population. What don't you understand?

Also the thread is about Israel / IDF preventing access to the water to these civilians.

I've been watching what's been going on this week open mouthed. The cruelty is insane. Poor Palestinians.

I really don't get the cognitive dissonance from some posters. Genuinely. So baffling.

You don't get that "people might have a psychological state of discomfort that occurs when they hold conflicting beliefs, attitudes, or values."

clearly I do or I wouldn't have used the phrase.

Just outright disgusted by some of the minimisation that goes on.

You yourself said you don't get it 🙄

It's hard for normal people to understand how some people can allegedly care about certain people but not at all about others.

It's a very common feature on these boards and is not a complex concept.

I think racism and bigotry has a lot to do with it. I realised very early on how the lives of Palestinians just don't matter to a lot of people (both on Mumsnet and in general). It was very depressing witness people tie themselves into knots to justify the war crimes committed in Gaza. And outside Gaza, too. The incident in the West Bank where the IDF tied an injured man onto a jeep to use as a human shield, for example.

Maybe he was just going for a fun spin.

That was bizarre.

Other low points include people justifying the murder of premature neonates (a crime that may he happening again for at least the third time as I speak) and posters suggesting that children may be terrorists and so it's reasonable to kill them en masse.

They've been committing genocide for ages.

The most harrowing account sticks with me: the Israeli soldier that shot an infant in a Mother's arms because he was annoyed at the baby's crying.

Souless.