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41 comments

jnmandal3 days ago
Pretty wild that the international community tolerates this. Realistically this should catalyze a UN intervention.
PorciiVorbesc3 days ago
UN is just a voluntary group activity discussion form, that's all, not some objective stand-up world police.

Any UN-wide military intervention would require some consensus from at least some of the major powers on the security council, but Israel is being shielded by powers such as US and Germany so nothing will happen at UN level, especially when those two countries are known for applying sanctions on people and countries who are boycotting Israel and aiding Palestine.

There are a few countries very vocal against what Israel is doing, but obviously none of them will go as far to send troops to that region by themselves, which is understandable for multiple reasons, especially given the already elevated economic and geopolitical challenges around the world right now.

1over1373 days ago
The “international community” also tolerates the USA invading Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, and all their other adventures. And tolerates Russia invading Ukraine. etc etc etc with many other countries’ adventures. Why expect different here?
Israel has a universal get-out-of-jail-free card for everything called "shout 'antisemitism'". Say anything even mildly critical of anything the Israeli government does and you get 'antisemitism' shouted at you. There are even antisemitic Israelis, meaning ones who have dared to criticize what their government is doing. It's so depressingly predictable, it's the automatic response every single time.
tonyhart73 days ago
US Gov would veto that shit
hn3ufz62f73 days ago
Having done imagery analysis, the tell is usually fresh earthworks and track patterns, they show up long before anyone admits a line moved.
claykkari2 days ago
I'm old enough to remember when "ceasefire" meant everyone stops shooting.
devonsolomon3 days ago
Why is the Hackernews on-topic policy generally adhered to, except for this war?

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On-Topic: “Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups.”

Off-Topic: “Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they’re evidence of some interesting new phenomenon.”

Rule of thumb: “If they’d cover it on TV news, it’s probably off-topic.”

PorciiVorbesc3 days ago
tyingq3 days ago
NYT seems to have found a way to keep the actual article content away from archive.is

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