{"id":643,"date":"2009-01-06T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T18:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=643"},"modified":"2009-01-06T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T23:04:59","slug":"why-not-kill-all-gazans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/06\/why-not-kill-all-gazans\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Kill all Gazans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reading the justifications\u00a0that Israeli supporters are offering for the IDF\u00a0assault, I don&#8217;t see any rationale being offered that would not justify killing everyone in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>If a single rocket is fired from Gaza territory, does that mean that everyone living in that area has automatically forfeited their life?\u00a0 The <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/07\/world\/middleeast\/07media.html?ref=middleeast\">New York Times<\/a><\/em> notes today that Israeli supporters believe that &#8220;the issue of proportionality&#8230; is a false construct because comparing death tolls offers no help in measuring justice and legitimacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And we are obliged to accept whatever exonerations are offered by the IDF and their apologists.\u00a0 Max Blumenthal had an excellent piece on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/max-blumenthal\/why-arent-more-americans_b_155194.html\">Huffington Post <\/a>on the response to the initial IDF attacks on Gaza:<br \/>\n<em>Almost as soon as the first Israeli missile struck the Gaza Strip, a veteran cheering squad suited up to support the home team. &#8220;Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life,&#8221; Charles Krauthammer claimed in the Washington Post. 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