A picture, a war crime --and measure-for-measure

The world accuses Israel of committing war crimes. The world ignores war crimes committed against Israel.

Let's even the score, if only for a moment.

According to the rules of war gathered and catalogued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), using children to participate actively in "hostilities" is considered to be a war crime in both international and non-international conflict (here).  

The terror organization Hamas controls Gaza. It rules Gaza. Its Charter calls for the destruction of the 'Zionist' entity--Israel. It teaches its children to go to war against Israel. It sends its children to participate actively in attacks against Israel.

I have a picture for you. Because it's just a picture, there are obvious questions that need to be answered in order to validate its authenticity. 

But I will not answer those questions. I will not validate. I refuse to do that because Hamas never answers any questions-to-authenticate any of its anti-Israel pictures. So if they don't have to authenticate, why should I?

After all, what's good for goose is good for the gander, right?

Here, therefore, is a picture of a Gazan child participating in an attack against a border fence that separates Gaza from Israel. It's a picture of an act that might be defined as the commission of a war crime--using a child in hostilities:



This picture comes from (here). It appeared on September 26, 2018.

Take a close look at his hands. He appears to be holding  cutters. He's trying to cut a barbed-wire fence. That fence is at the Gaza-Israel border. 

How do you know all of this? Because, like Hamas with its pictures, I'm telling you what this picture is about.

Of course, given the content of this picture, I'd say there's a better chance than a Hamas picture that it's accurate. I don't have a track record for deception-with-pictures that Hamas has.

Look at the picture again. There are Israeli soldiers on the other side of that fence. That's why the child appears to try to stay low. He could be shot by soldiers defending Israel against those attempting to cut that fence and rush into Israel with weapons. 

Israel has the right to defend its citizens against people rushing into the Jewish state with the avowed purpose of killing Jews. Indeed, Israel has the legal responsibility to protect its citizens against such attacks. 

So why is a child using cutters at that fence? He has no business being in such a place. He's in danger of being shot.

If Hamas can deceive you with a picture of a dead Syrian child killed by Syrian troops--and claim it's a dead Gazan child killed by Israel--then I can show you this picture. I can claim it is authentic. I can tell you this picture proves Hamas commits war crimes by sending children into danger.

Of course, the UN will condemn Israel on the basis of a Hamas photo. Will it condemn Hamas on the basis of this picture?

Don't bet on it. Hamas will not pay a price for its pictures. 

But it will pay nonetheless for this cruelty. Judaism will see to it.

Yes, Judaism. Our Jewish religion teaches that G-d rewards and punishes everyone, measure-for-measure. Nations, too, will be rewarded and punished measure-for-measure. 

Hamas will pay for its crimes against Israel. So will the UN--measure-for-measure.

This picture will be part of the evidence used to prove the crimes of Hamas and the UN.