from Thane Rosembaum, professor of law at NYU, here. [Update: Rosenbaum's status at NYU is unclear. See comments below.] He argues that Gaza civilians aren't really innocent civilians because they elected Hamas. Isn't this the same argument that Osama bin Laden made for the legitimacy of 9/11?
Rosembaum goes on to say: " children whose parents are not card-carrying Hamas loyalists. These are the true innocents of Gaza." One doesn't need to be an astute reader of Grice to realize the implication is clearly that children of parents who are card-carrying Hamas loyalists are deserving of all the violence and killing that is directed at them. Of course, its not hard to think of past world leaders who have had similar attitudes about rightful punishment.
(and then, I am also reminded of this:
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