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minus-squareUnknownQuantity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·8 months agoWhat are the rules of war against a prison camp? We could perhaps consult the Federal Bureau of Prisons manual, but I did not find the word “war” in it. Unfortunately, I don’t read Hebrew, so I came up blank there too.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·8 months agoNot sure what you’re referring to, but rules of war do not prohibit prison camps.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoNo, they’re (correctly) saying that Gaza itself is a prison camp.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoMaybe it is, but that’s that doesn’t violate rules of war. The sad fact is that the rules of war permit a lot of awful things, because war is intrinsically awful.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoNo no they’re being sarcastic. They’re asking what the rules of war say about going to war with a prison camp.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoFair enough! Thanks for explaining!
What are the rules of war against a prison camp? We could perhaps consult the Federal Bureau of Prisons manual, but I did not find the word “war” in it. Unfortunately, I don’t read Hebrew, so I came up blank there too.
Not sure what you’re referring to, but rules of war do not prohibit prison camps.
No, they’re (correctly) saying that Gaza itself is a prison camp.
Maybe it is, but that’s that doesn’t violate rules of war.
The sad fact is that the rules of war permit a lot of awful things, because war is intrinsically awful.
No no they’re being sarcastic. They’re asking what the rules of war say about going to war with a prison camp.
Fair enough! Thanks for explaining!