[Controversial] Malala versus Over 100 Palestinian Children

[Asheekay]

So united nation selects to dedicate a malala remembrance day in honor of malala, a pakistani girl who became a target of terrorism by taliban a couple of months ago.

World celebrates November 10 as 'Malala Day', UN chief extends support - Times Of India

When will a day be dedicated to victims of international terrorism? The hundreds of children who were died scorched deaths with weapons of mass murder and phosphorous bombs? WHEN?

[MrFancypants]

Maybe once Palestinian children die in remotely comparable circumstances, e.g. standing up against the islamist terror organization that effectively governs them.

[Nemmerle]

The death toll in Gaza in combat operations seems to have been remarkably small. I don't particularly care what weapons are used in carrying out the business when it's carried it out with such apparent efficiency.

[Rikupsoni]

If every Muslim would downplay human rights violations by radicalists we'd be in trouble. Do you always have to find only external threats to condemn? It's a disgrace that people overlook that abuse and give them space. That's what I've been saying before that by "defending your religion" you may up end defending the nastiest fundamentalists and their violence. You know the only issue in which the Islamic countries have united to condemn and act on international level? Mohammed cartoons.

It's about time the radicalist abuse is unilaterally condemned on a large scale instead of silent acceptance. And why do you find that annoying?

[MrFancypants]

Originally Posted by Nemmerle

The death toll in Gaza in combat operations seems to have been remarkably small. I don't particularly care what weapons are used in carrying out the business when it's carried it out with such apparent efficiency.

I guess it is a fair question why they (allegedly?) used phosphorous though. My guess would be that using an incendiary component is necessary to destroy the weapon stockpiles they seem to target. Wouldn't be surprised if incendiary warheads also result in lower civilian casualties than a conventional bomb which can send lethal fragments flying over hundreds of meters.

[Nemmerle]

It's a fair question sure enough. I'd guess they've just got a bunch of WP stored up they want to go through before they spend money on other smoke/incendiary munitions, there or someone just overstepped the bounds of their authority. But I don't know, and as long as they're conducting themselves with the remarkable restraint the IDF usually exercise, getting upset over it seems massively disproportionate to the supposed crime.

[Asheekay]

Originally Posted by MrFancypants

Maybe once Palestinian children die in remotely comparable circumstances, e.g. standing up against the islamist terror organization that effectively governs them.

Or the jew state-terrorism that governs them?

Unless all medals exclusively reserved for standing up against muslim terrorists, that is.

Erm ... if English or German children would have been victims of such manslaughter, maybe some tongues would have spoken and some hands raised.

[MrFancypants]

Originally Posted by Asheekay

Or the jew state-terrorism that governs them?

Gaza is governed, in theory, by the PLO. And in practice by Hamas.

[Asheekay]

Agreed.

Also agreed that such governance automatically endows israel to kill as many palestinians as they want. No?

[MrFancypants]

Originally Posted by Asheekay

Agreed.

Also agreed that such governance automatically endows israel to kill as many palestinians as they want. No?

If you say so... certainly other states have acted on the basic premise.