Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) called some of his colleaguesā€™ quickness to blame Israel for the hospital blast in Gaza ā€œdisturbingā€ in a statement Wednesday.

ā€œItā€™s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza,ā€ Fetterman said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

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    9 months ago

    Read what I quoted from your comment, and tell me which of the links I posted supports it.

    The rest is just because I had my dander up at the continuous implication from some that weā€™re supposed to support Israel uncritically.

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      Endeavoring to minimize civilian casualties does not mean there will not be civilian casualties.

      The argument that Israel is aiming for civilian casualties is nonsensical.

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        9 months ago

        So you didnā€™t read the articles or you claim they are false?

        Edited to add - I know the cartoon inserted was from a previous time we were all shaking our head at Israel, but thatā€™s exactly what it looks like overall.

        Edited again to say - at best they are giving lip service to watching out for civilians but taking no care to actually do so. I reject the premise that this would have been a proportional response even if I believed they actually were trying not to hit them. I donā€™t think the folks calling the shots care whatsoever about civilians being on the other end.

        I also think they havenā€™t considered what actions belong in the ā€œGuaranteedā€ category when considering actions that are 100% going to create additional generations who feel they have a legitimate reason for future acts of violence against Israel.