{"id":2092155,"date":"2023-11-06T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-loves-dead-palestinians\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:33:08","slug":"hamas-loves-dead-palestinians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-loves-dead-palestinians\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas&#8217;s Affection for Deceased Palestinians"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-loves-dead-palestinians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The First Geneva Conventions: Protecting Wounded\u2063 Soldiers<\/h2>\n<p>In 1859, human rights\u200c activist Henry Dunant witnessed \u200cthe aftermath of the Battle \u2062of \u2062Solferino and was appalled by the mistreatment of\u200d wounded soldiers. He tirelessly worked to\u200d unite governments and establish rules for the\u2064 treatment of captured and\u200b injured soldiers. These rules, known as the First Geneva Conventions, were signed in\u2062 Geneva in \u20641864.<\/p>\n<h2>Expanding Protection to Civilians: The Fourth Geneva\u2062 Convention<\/h2>\n<p>It took \u200d85 years for \u2064the world to address the treatment of civilians in wartime.\u2064 The \u2064horrors \u200bof World \u2062War II prompted the expansion of the Geneva Conventions in 1949 to safeguard non-combatant civilians. \u2062The \u2062Fourth \u200bGeneva Convention aimed to encourage military actors to separate themselves from\u200b civilians and \u200dprotect them. The 1977 additional protocols\u2062 explicitly prohibited the use of \u2064human shields \u200bin war.<\/p>\n<h3>Outlawing Human Shields: \u200cProtecting Civilians<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Article 12(4) states: &#8220;Under no circumstances \u200bshall medical \u2063units be used in an \u2062attempt to \u200dshield\u2062 military objectives from attack.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Article 51(7) states: &#8220;The presence or \u200cmovements of\u2063 the civilian\u200b population or \u2062individual civilians shall not be used to render certain points\u200b or areas immune from military operations, in particular\u2064 in attempts to shield military objectives\u200c from attacks\u200b or to shield, favour or\u2064 impede military operations.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Article 8(2)(b) of \u200cthe 1998 ICC \u2062Statute says, &#8220;&#8216;[u]tilizing the presence of \u200ca \u2063civilian or other\u200d protected person to render\u2062 certain points, \u200bareas or military forces immune\u200b from \u2063military operations&#8217;\u200b constitutes a war\u2062 crime in international armed conflicts.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The purpose of banning human \u200dshields is clear: no country \u200bshould sacrifice\u200c its military goals to protect civilians deliberately put in harm&#8217;s way \u2064by the enemy. Allowing\u200d the \u200cuse of\u2064 human shields \u2062would only lead to more civilian deaths\u200b in the \u2063pursuit of military \u2063objectives.<\/p>\n<h3>The Media&#8217;s Distorted Narrative: Hamas and Human Shields<\/h3>\n<p>Despite knowing that Hamas\u200d uses human shields and openly\u200c boasts about it, the legacy media and\u2062 the political Left continue to downplay this reality. Recent events\u200d in Gaza have revealed the extent of Hamas&#8217; disregard \u200bfor civilian lives. Rocket launchers were found near children&#8217;s pools \u2062and playgrounds, and Hamas\u2064 prevented the evacuation of civilians. The media echoed Hamas&#8217; false claims, further distorting the\u2062 truth.<\/p>\n<h4>WATCH: \u2062The Ben\u200b Shapiro Show<\/h4>\n<p>Israeli Defense Forces discovered \u200cthat an ambulance, which \u2063Hamas claimed was targeted while\u2063 transporting\u2063 the wounded, \u2063was actually being\u2063 used to transport terrorists. This aligns with \u2064Hamas&#8217;\u200c past practices. Meanwhile, the \u2062Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas&#8217; military headquarters,\u2063 remains operational, and large crowds\u200b cheer\u200b as Hamas members \u2064attack Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, in contrast,\u200c has made\u200c extensive efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-not-focused-on-basketball-turns-his-focus-to-israeli-palestinian-conflict\/\" title=\"Kyrie Irving Not Focused On Basketball, Turns His Focus to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\">minimize civilian casualties<\/a>. They\u200b have made thousands of calls, dropped\u200b leaflets,\u200c and sent \u2062messages urging civilians to temporarily \u2063evacuate for their safety. Despite\u200b these efforts, Hamas claims a \u200chigh number of civilian casualties, but their\u200b statistics are unverified and often inflated.<\/p>\n<h3>Meticulous Use of Force: Israel&#8217;s\u200d Commitment to Minimize Civilian Casualties<\/h3>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s approach to the use of force is \u200bmeticulous, aiming to avoid \u2062civilian casualties as\u2063 much as possible. Comparatively, historical conflicts have resulted\u200d in far greater civilian deaths. The \u200dnumbers speak for themselves: millions\u2064 of civilians died in World War II, the\u200d Korean War,\u200b the Vietnam War, and other conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>While the media\u200c and critics focus on Israel&#8217;s actions, they\u200b conveniently ignore the staggering civilian\u2064 casualties\u2062 caused by \u200cother nations in the\u200d Middle \u200dEast. The Saudi bombing campaign\u200c in Yemen, the Syrian civil\u200b war, and Pakistan&#8217;s \u200ddeportation of Afghan\u200d civilians \u2062are just a few examples.<\/p>\n<h3>The Double Standard: Blaming Israel and Ignoring \u200dHamas&#8217; Atrocities<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Hamas&#8217; \u200buse of human shields\u200c and its deliberate targeting of Israeli \u200ctroops, the media and certain political figures,\u200c like Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib, falsely accuse Israel of indiscriminate bombing. \u2064This moral equivalence\u2063 between \u2062Israel and Hamas serves to justify Hamas&#8217;\u2064 atrocities and \u2063delegitimize \u2064Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>Rashida Tlaib defended Hamas&#8217; genocidal slogan, claiming it was \u2063about freedom. However, the slogan &#8220;From the river to the sea,\u2064 Palestine must be \u2063free&#8221; \u2064is\u200c a call for the destruction of Israel, \u2063not \u2064freedom. \u2064The Palestinian Authority and\u200c its advocates refuse to condemn Hamas&#8217; atrocities, further \u200dhighlighting their support\u200b for violence.<\/p>\n<h3>The Dangerous Game of Moral Equivalence<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062goal of \u2064those who support Hamas is not to prove Israel&#8217;s inferiority but to establish moral equivalence \u2063between Israel and\u2063 Hamas. This equivalence leads\u2062 to violence, as\u2062 Hamas knows\u200b it can\u2063 manipulate\u200d public opinion and count on allies to downplay their actions. Politicians like Barack Obama \u2062contribute to this dangerous narrative by spreading blame to everyone, ultimately\u2062 pressuring Israel into making concessions to its\u2062 enemies.<\/p>\n<p>This pseudo-sophisticated take, \u200bthis\u2064 radical chic perspective, only serves to perpetuate evil and allow terrorists to pursue their\u2062 destructive agenda. It is crucial to recognize the stark difference\u200b between \u200bIsrael&#8217;s commitment to minimizing civilian casualties \u200cand Hamas&#8217; deliberate use \u2062of human shields.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK \u200cHERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the media&#8217;s portrayal of Israel and the failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-loves-dead-palestinians\/\" title=\"Hamas's Affection for Deceased Palestinians\">hold terrorist\u200c groups accountable impact efforts<\/a> to protect innocent lives and promote \u200ba comprehensive understanding of the complexities of conflict<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b E\u200d context and circumstances must \u200dbe taken into account. Israel faces threats from terrorist organizations like \u2063Hamas, which openly seeks its destruction. These groups specifically target civilians and seek to cause maximum harm. To defend its citizens\u2063 and ensure \u2062their safety, Israel must respond\u200d with decisive force. However, it also goes to great lengths to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-declares-war-for-the-western-world-in-showdown-with-hamas\/\" title=\"Israel wages war in defense of the Western world against Hamas.\">minimize \u200dcivilian casualties<\/a>, including warning civilians before military\u2064 operations\u2063 and using\u2063 advanced technology to target only terrorist\u200b infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h3>The Complex Reality of Conflict<\/h3>\n<p>It is \u200bessential \u2063to acknowledge the complexity \u2063of conflicts and the difficult decisions that nations like Israel face. These decisions involve weighing the\u2062 need to protect their \u200dcitizens with the obligation to protect\u200c civilians on \u200bthe \u2062other side. This is \u2064not a perfect\u200d process, and tragic incidents can occur. However,\u2063 it is crucial to distinguish between accidental \u200dcivilian casualties and deliberate acts\u2062 of using \u200bcivilians \u2062as \u200chuman \u2063shields, as Hamas does.\u200d The laws established by the Geneva Conventions explicitly prohibit the latter, recognizing the importance of protecting innocent lives.<\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p>The First Geneva\u2063 Conventions laid the foundation \u200dfor the protection and fair treatment of wounded\u2062 soldiers. Subsequent conventions expanded these protections to include civilians in times of war. The \u2064outlawing \u2064of human shields is\u2064 one of\u200b the crucial principles established to safeguard civilian\u200b lives. However, \u2063the\u2064 media&#8217;s distorted narrative and\u2064 the failure to hold \u200dgroups like Hamas accountable for\u2062 their actions hinder progress in preserving \u2062innocent lives.\u2064 It is essential to recognize the meticulous efforts made\u2063 by countries like Israel to \u200dminimize civilian casualties while facing complex \u2064security challenges. Through a comprehensive understanding of the\u200d context and commitment to international laws, we can strive towards\u200b a world where all\u2062 individuals, regardless of their \u2062circumstances,\u200d are protected and treated with dignity in times of conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1859, Henry Dunant, a human rights activist and future Red Cross co-founder, witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino. 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