This morning the newspaper screamed 'New Year Massacre' and under that there was a massive report about the slaughter of 200+ people in Gaza by the Israeli Air Force on the eve of the Islamic new year
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-noun the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Origin: 1940-45; < Gk géno(s) race + -cide
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Yes I know the Palestinians have a growing population as do the Israelis but what I mean by genocidal is that both sides seem hell-bent on killing as many as possible on the other side with their Qassams/Katyushas/air strikes. It's one race specifically targeting another. Isn't that genocide, whether they're achieving their goal or not? True, the IAF is targeting only rocket-launching militants but civilians are dying too and the Israeli Defence Ministry doesn't seem to care.
I mean what word do you use to describe such hatred? Xenophobia? But this is more than just xenophobia, ideas are being put into action and people are losing their lives. Without getting too philosophical, I want to ask what happened to our attribution of the quality of sanctity to human life that should supposedly override murderous feelings towards a fellow human?
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-noun
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
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1940-45; < Gk géno(s) race + -cide ( ... )
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True, the IAF is targeting only rocket-launching militants but civilians are dying too and the Israeli Defence Ministry doesn't seem to care.
I mean what word do you use to describe such hatred? Xenophobia? But this is more than just xenophobia, ideas are being put into action and people are losing their lives. Without getting too philosophical, I want to ask what happened to our attribution of the quality of sanctity to human life that should supposedly override murderous feelings towards a fellow human?
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http://nelldarkranger.blogspot.com/2009/01/honest-10.html
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