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  • Depends on your defined of terrorism, and what these actions are.

    The usual one i see is to the effect of “non state actor using violence against a civilization population to further political objectives”. By that one:

    • no, Israel is a state

    • violence, yes.

    • civilian population is a maybe, depending on your definition of Hezbollah actions and position. Are they civilians, combatants, terrorists themselves?

    • further political objectives is likely, however I don’t see what the objective is. Kill people we don’t like is murder, not terrorism.

    Of note, if its not a terrorist act it could very well be an act of war, invoking the right of self defense (Art 30???). If so, and civilian casualties weren’t minimized its leading towards war crime territory. I wouldn’t say it was - small explosive, on an object usually carried by the target, which was unlikely to be used by civilians.

    Israel could use the same article to call this attack self defense against actions already taken. You can look at gulf War for the whole discussion around preemptive strikes for self defense.

    Personally, I say no. Same way Chinese vessels “only” ramming and using waterguns on Philippine vessels isn’t terrorism.


  • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldtoLefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comKnow your nazi
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    2 months ago

    Oh, im aware. Lots of stuff we thought was limited to American colonization, education that has since been whitewashed to make it sound not as bad as it was, and general comments that miss most of the story. Even at the high school level.

    You are not responsible for the actions of your ancestors, regardless of how direct or indirect it was. The flip side is that I did not suffer that treatment, and therefore can no blame my life and actions on it. Very different viewpoint to a number of my iwi, who are still stuck in the take take take and I’m owed mindset. Screwing over the next generation with their excuses.