Aviv Nathanael Phipps
As the world holds its breath to see if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire will stick, some are using the possible end of the war that has devastated a civilian population to boost their social media profile.
One activist claimed on X he “survived the Israeli #genocide” and posed in front of a ruined building with a fresh haircut, a coffee, and fashionable Western clothes.
Photo ops like this give the lie to careless assertions of a "genocide" in Gaza. Gazans have suffered greatly, but polarizing arguments make analyzing the realities of war more complicated.
Rather than demonizing Israel through morally freighted language, survivors on both sides would do better to consider how to lower the death toll in future clashes. Ultimately, we need a fair and rational military inquiry that scrutinizes the Israeli government’s mistakes and holds Hamas accountable for its crimes against Israelis and Palestinians.
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