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

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**Tags:** israel-hamas-war\
**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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> [@Babale](#):
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> You’re clearly not interested in any evidence that Israel has just cause to operate in Gaza, because you’ve made your mind up about it being a genocide before the war even started.

I checked, BTW; he’s been crying “genocide” since at least October 14th.

> [@Reply to Babale re: Hamas and Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-babale-re-hamas-and-israel/991469/62):
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> …one faction has cut off the power, the electricity, the water, the internet, ordered 1 million people to evacuate and is bombing them, eliminating entire generations of families. These are _genocidal actions_. People don’t have to explicitly state a desire for genocide in order to commit a genocide.

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