killing.more.people.is.worse<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@jopy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jopy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dozymoe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dozymoe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kmpiw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kmpiw@mastodon.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> </p><p>You don't know what Hamas or terrorism are, and you seem to be very poor of touch with humanity or you have a very narrow definition of who counts as human? </p><p>About 7 countries regard "Hamas" as a terror group, most of humanity – including many people in those countries, including me – don't regard a doctor connected to Hamas' as a terrorists.</p><p>It would not be valid to target an Israeli medic for being a member of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Likud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Likud</span></a> (fka Irgun / Lehi), or an IDF reservist, or even a military medic, because all medics are forbidden as targets, regardless of political affiliation, and even if they are medics in the military.</p><p>There is actually nothing wrong with doctors being connected to Gaza government. Somewhere like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ShifaHospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShifaHospital</span></a> was a government hospital. It's entirely normal and expected for doctors there to be connected to Hamas, that doesn't mean it's a terror facility, that means it's a goddamn public hospital. It was run in cooperation with the </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> were severely over due for an election, but less over due than Abbas. When they won the election Israel (seemingly determined to maintain their status as the only country who are allowed to have a democracy in the middle east) declared the entire electoral list a terrorist organization, which included at least one Christian. The Christian won the Christian reserved seat in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GazaCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaCity</span></a> on the Hamas list. Maybe Americans hate Hamas for doing <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> that favours <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Christians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christians</span></a> ?</p><p>Also, for a bit of perspective on whether "member of ruling party" says much about a doctor's allegiance or character, Dr Li Wenliang – the infamous COVID whistle-blower – was a member of the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPC</span></a> (aka CCP) <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55963896" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/world-asia-559638</span><span class="invisible">96</span></a> but strangely, despite claiming to be communist, China has even less public health care than most liberal countries, but that's also another story.</p>