MOD EDIT: Hello, all. As everyone knows, Israel/Palestine threads are some of the most contentious and difficult to moderate. Early in our history we tried being as hands off as possible to let people express themselves, and the result was that the discussions escalated out of control and permanent bans had to be issued.
Since then we've been enforcing three primary rules to keep these threads relatively civil and prevent escalation. These have been articulated already in various ban or warning banners, but for the sake of clarity we're collecting and explaining them here:
1. Do not conflate civilians with their leadership: This means you should not conflate all Palestinians with Hamas or attempt to paint all Palestinians as terrorists. You should also not hold all Israelis responsible for the actions of their government.
2. Do not condone violence or killing: This goes for both Hamas and the IDF, especially with regard to civilians.
3. Do not invoke Nazi comparisons in this context: There are historical reasons for why this type of analogy is highly charged, and it tends to derail these discussions. There are many other analogies available to you, but not this one.
If we're going to keep having these discussions then these are the boundaries that must be observed. Questions about site policy should be relayed to staff through PMs so as not to derail threads and keep them on-topic. Thank you.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...gaza-border-protest-medics-idUSKCN1IX5OA?il=0
Since then we've been enforcing three primary rules to keep these threads relatively civil and prevent escalation. These have been articulated already in various ban or warning banners, but for the sake of clarity we're collecting and explaining them here:
1. Do not conflate civilians with their leadership: This means you should not conflate all Palestinians with Hamas or attempt to paint all Palestinians as terrorists. You should also not hold all Israelis responsible for the actions of their government.
2. Do not condone violence or killing: This goes for both Hamas and the IDF, especially with regard to civilians.
3. Do not invoke Nazi comparisons in this context: There are historical reasons for why this type of analogy is highly charged, and it tends to derail these discussions. There are many other analogies available to you, but not this one.
If we're going to keep having these discussions then these are the boundaries that must be observed. Questions about site policy should be relayed to staff through PMs so as not to derail threads and keep them on-topic. Thank you.
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian nurse on Friday as she tried to help a wounded protester at the Gaza border, according to health officials and a witness, while Israel said militants had attacked its troops with gunfire and a grenade.
Razan Al-Najar's death brought to 119 the number of Palestinians killed in weekly demonstrations launched on March 30 in the Gaza Strip, an enclave controlled by the Islamist group Hamas and long subject to grinding Israeli and Egyptian embargoes.
Najar, a 21-year-old volunteer medic, was shot as she ran toward the fortified border fence, east of the south Gaza city of Khan Younis, in a bid to reach a casualty, a witness said.
Wearing a white uniform, "she raised her hands high in a clear way, but Israeli soldiers fired and she was hit in the chest," the witness, who requested anonymity, told Reuters.
An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment on Najar's killing. Israeli officers have previously said that army snipers target only people posing a threat, but that the bullets can sometimes run through them or ricochet, hitting bystanders.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...gaza-border-protest-medics-idUSKCN1IX5OA?il=0
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