>> but they seem hellbent on 3 as per how Israeli people post here on HN and the actions of their democratically elected government.

Considering how many times Arabs started and lost wars against Israel, how many atrocities they did to Israel people it's not a surprise your #2 is not a popular option there.

Need to mention nothing can justify current levels of destruction in Gaza.

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Aeolun 5 hours ago | parent [-]

They are quite literally doing the thing they condemn Germany for doing. It’s just industrial scale murder at this point.

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	▲	RichardCA an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If you don't like the word Genocide you can call it Demographic Engineering, but the fact that it is happening is beyond debate. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15npnzpd08o
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		10% of population has been killed or injured. They are in 1940 not 1944/45.

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_DeadFred_ an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Israel isn't even as bad as the USA was to Germany during the post WW2 occupation, let alone what the German's did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_in_occupied_Germany

If took until 1 year after WW2 before the USA allowed aid agencies to feed starving children in Germany. German calorie intake 1/3 to 1/2 that of the target for Gaza. German infant mortality was double the rest of western Europe during US occupation up until 3 years after the war ended. American destroyed food rather than letting starving Germans eat it.

The US firebombed cities to set them on fire.

Understanding in context is important. In the context of war, what Israel is doing is not outside the norm. It sucks that the government of Gaza started this horrible war. The consequences of that are horrific. War is horrific. But it is not outside the norm. Heck Israel at war is providing for Gaza better than the US/UK provided during post WW2 peace.