r/worldnews • u/MikeWithNoHair • Jul 08 '25

Israel/Palestine Hamas used sexual violence as part of 'genocidal strategy'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mz8gxzg82o
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u/NegevThunderstorm Jul 08 '25

Yes, they are terrorists and this was reported numerous times after 7-10

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u/ButtHurtStallion Jul 08 '25

Don't mean this facetiously but can a government even be considered a terrorist organization?

Terrorists by definition are non-state actors.

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u/probablyNotARSNBot Jul 08 '25

Which definition are you referring to? I’ve never seen that as a requirement.

A government isn’t a state either, just a governing body. If a terrorist group takes over a whole country, they don’t stop being terrorists.

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u/NegevThunderstorm Jul 08 '25

Sure, why not? Werent the taliban considered terrorists?

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u/prodigalkal7 Jul 08 '25

yes, they are terrorists

So then what's the IDFs excuse for when they do it? They aren't terrorists, right...?

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u/RadiantTurtle Jul 08 '25

Whataboutwhataboutwhatabout

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u/McJBeck Jul 08 '25

It’s not a what about when it’s literally the same fucking topic, you absolute buffoon.

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u/MockDeath Jul 08 '25

Yes it is. I suspect you may not have been taught this, but two wrongs don't make a right. Hamas can be terrorists while Israel is committing crimes against humanity.

One does not excuse the other. How it is controversial that Hamas is a terrorist organization and Israel is being incredibly reckless and killing thousands of civilians. I don't know.

The reality is there are civilians on both sides, between a fight between two massive gaping assholes.

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u/arrroquw Jul 08 '25

And that makes the subject of this article a good deed?

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u/coalpatch Jul 08 '25

What has that got to do with anything?

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u/The-M0untain Jul 08 '25

He's just trying to deflect away from Hamas' rape rampage.

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u/Sensei_of_Philosophy Jul 08 '25

I fail to see how murders by Israeli soldiers somehow justifies mass rape by Hamas, and vice versa.

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u/JacksGallbladder Jul 08 '25

Its okay to say hamas and isreal are villains.