# Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit

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**Created:** [November 5, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653 "2023-11-05T21:57:34Z")\
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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> So, we’ve condemned what they’ve done, rather than what proven liars said they did?

Here’s what you had to say the last time rape allegations got brought up.

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/2259):
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> However, bringing up the rapes _when people are pointing out the current war crimes the IDF is committing_ as some kind of trump card is getting old.

> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/2268):
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> Can you just _not_? It’s not in doubt there was rape, because there’s _always_ rape in war.

It’s a little hard to believe you’re “condemning” something you’re so blase about. Rapes happen all the time in war, big whoop, Israel is worse anyway says the Hamas apologist. The only thing that’s changed is that now you can’t pretend Israel is making it all up when even your oh-so-authoritative UN officials are acknowledging it.

> [@MrDibble](#):
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> “But, Hamas!”

Of course but Hamas. A thousand times but Hamas. Trying to pretend that the genocidal Islamist fanatics who launched a pogrom are somehow incidental to the war and don’t have anything to do with the war Israel is fighting (when you’re not pretending that they’re innocent victims of unjustified Israeli aggression) doesn’t sound like condemnation to me.

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