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In the latest escalation in the Middle East, warring sides have demonstrated complete disregard for civilian life.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260403170312/https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/3/war-crimes-are-no-longer-shameful-that-should-terrify-you
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100% agree. Israel has been committing war crimes, and the West (broadly) is thereby complicit. By continuing to support Israel’s genocide for 2½ years, Western democracies have eroded international law to the point of uselessness.
The Geneva conventions are dead in the water, and good luck to anyone who is ever in a war zone in the 21st century. The destruction of civilian infrastructure and disregard for civilian life is now, de facto, acceptable.
International law had generally been toothless.
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