The article accuses Israel of potentially committing war crimes in its conflict with Hamas, focusing on a siege on Gaza, airstrikes harming civilians, and evacuation orders. It criticizes the U.S. for not condemning Israel’s actions and emphasizes the need for diplomatic solutions. The piece argues that Israel’s approach could backfire politically and suggests that there’s no military solution to the conflict. It calls for the U.S. to exercise influence to deter such actions, asserting it’s in the interests of both the U.S. and Israel to prevent further civilian casualties and maintain regional stability.

  • @trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    The Israeli Air Force has dropped more than 6,000 bombs on a stretch of land roughly the size of Queens.

    Is this a common point of reference? How big is Queens?

    edit: Gaza is 365 km2. Queens is 280 km2 land and 200 km2 water.

    • Clegko
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      269 months ago

      The US likes to use anything but actual units of measurement…

    • @Copernican@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      To be fair, it is New York mag. So New York is to some degree, a frame of reference for the readers of it.

    • GreenM
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      59 months ago

      I guess we can be glad they didn’t say something like size of very big boulder this time.