Israel and Hamas in doom loop of escalating war crimes

On Monday, PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant announced they planned to commit war crimes. That’s a departure from conventional norms. As a matter of course, countries engaging in war crimes generally don’t draw them to your attention. The standard operational procedure is to deny, deflect, keep your head down, and with a bit of luck the story soon goes away. There’s always gonna be a fresh atrocity somewhere to take your mind off the last one! But Gallant and Netanyahu announced Monday they would cut off all necessaries of life to the 2.3 million hostages they hold in Gaza until such time as the savage animals of Hamas release the 150 or so that they hold. And for once, Bibi is following through on a promise! Must be the moderating influence of his partners in the “Emergency Cabinet.” Problem is, starving a population is a war crime. These guys announced their war crimes in advance. That’s chutzpa! That’s a pretty stark gamble Bibi is taking. Turn over your hostages and I won’t starve my hostages. Frankly, I think the Hamas leaders should take the deal. The Western world will focus instead on their war crime. In fact, the casual consumer of legacy media would get the impression the Israel-Palestine conflict started last Saturday with the unprovoked attack by the savages of Hamas. We now find ourselves in the doom-loop of escalating atrocities. More to come…