Moderating:
First: This whole discussion as to whether Israel is intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians (as distinct from killing civilians who happen to be near military targets) and the closely related topic of whether Israel’s attack on hospitals is proportional to whatever military target might be in, near, or under the hospitals, belongs in the pit. While I recognize that this is a central question to discussing the war, I don’t believe that it can be discussed by people who care deeply and passionately for either side while following the rules of MPSIMS.
So please stop discussing it in this thread. That means everyone. You may discuss it in the linked thread (or some other pit thread, I suppose):
Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board
Second:
This is attacking a poster.
@Babale , you are banned from this thread until further notice. I am going to discuss this with the other mods tomorrow (it’s night time for most of the mods right now) and there will be an update on this after the discussion.