Comment on In the Hamas/Israel war, why does Palestine have "hostages" but Israel has "prisoners"?

• machinin@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How about this source, the actual human rights organization that produced the report?

  hamoked.org/document.php?dID=Updates2136

  Administrative detention constitutes a draconian violation of a person’s rights to liberty and due process. International humanitarian law permits this detention without trial only as an exceptional measure when there is a substantial security threat that cannot be otherwise avoided. But Israel’s use of this measure toward Palestinians is not exceptional at all; Israel holds hundreds of Palestinians from the West Bank in administrative detention for periods of months and even years. Furthermore, administrative detention orders are based on “classified material” such that the detainee has no way to refute the allegations against them. And the Israeli military can extend the period of administrative detention without limit. The infringement of rights of administrative detainees is exacerbated by the fact that many of them are held inside Israel, in blatant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of inmates outside the occupied territory.

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  • eatham@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seems like a good source.

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• NewDark@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why not? They’re a great source unless they’re reporting on something related to Qatar’s own government / interests.

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  • Kleinbonum@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The hostage deal was negotiated by Qatar, the Hamas leadership is living in luxury in Qatar, Qatar is seeking to gain more influence in the future of Gaza.

    Is this really the right moment to blindly trust the Qatar state owned news source with its reporting about a Qatar negotiated deal related to a conflict that Qatar has a vested interest in?

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    • NewDark@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The hostage deal was negotiated by Qatar, the Hamas leadership is living in luxury in Qatar

      You’re spelling out how they’re acting like a neutral party here.

      Qatar is seeking to gain more influence in the future of Gaza.

      It’s a destitute open air prison. Come on now.

      Is this really the right moment to blindly trust the Qatar state owned news source with its reporting about a Qatar negotiated deal related to a conflict that Qatar has a vested interest in?

      I don’t blindly trust their reporting. It was one search result. Most of the details on Israeli actions and policy come straight from Israeli sources like B’Tselem.

      Is it not true? You could tell me that with something backing it instead of complaining about a reputable source.

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      • Kleinbonum@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re spelling out how they’re acting like a neutral party here.

        Qatar is knowingly and willingly hosting the leadership of a terrorist organization that mass murders innocent civilians - both Israelis and Palestinians. Hamas leaders live in luxury in Qatar, they have billions of dollars stashed away.

        That makes Qatar about as “neutral” about Hamas as the Taliban were “neutral” about all Qaeda.

        It’s a destitute open air prison. Come on now.

        You act like I’m debating that, or like I’m taking sides.

        I’m not.

        I’m just pointing out that a totalitarian regime - a regime that tolerates no dissent, that enforces strict religious laws, that suppresses women, that has the death penalty for homosexuality, that openly uses slave labor - isn’t some kind of neutral party if it has a vested interest in Gaza and has been openly supporting Hamas for decades.

        I don’t blindly trust their reporting.

        That’s all I’m asking for.

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  • eatham@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well qatar govt funds hamas, so id say it falls within their interests.

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    • NewDark@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They act as a mediator for Israel to fund Hamas.

      Not saying they’ve never given any of their own money to the governing body of a destitute open air prison, but that wouldn’t be unique to them.

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  • SCB@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Qatar is balls-deep in this conflict, my dude.

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