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Source: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-truth-about-israels-friendly-fire/
The Truth about Israel's "Friendly Fire"
(Spectator-UK) Brendan O'Neill - Vast numbers of civilians have been killed by accident by the U.S. in recent years. Terrible accidents happen in war. If you hate the war in Gaza, as you should, then you should aim your ire at Hamas, the virulently anti-Semitic terror group that started this war with its pogrom against the people of Israel on Oct. 7. The seven decent souls of World Central Kitchen would be alive today had Hamas not taken the decision to visit its racist barbarism on the Jewish State. For once war starts, error becomes unavoidable. There are few wars in history - none, perhaps - in which innocents have not perished in the violent maelstrom. What is striking about Israel's mistake is that it is not being treated as "friendly fire" at all. Instead it is held up as proof of Israel's evil, evidence of its malevolence. Across social media, the cry goes up: Israel did this on purpose. It seems Israel is the only state not allowed to make mistakes. Where us decent Westerners kill friends in error, Israel does it intentionally, with malice at its heart. The double standards are staggering. It is hypocritical and ridiculous for the citizens of nations that have accidentally killed far more people than Israel to now lecture Israel about its wayward bombs. It smacks of bigotry, too. We make mistakes, they commit crimes. We err, they murder. We should be forgiven, they should not.