Israel-Hamas War
Israel-Hamas War
Be it Resolved, the US should call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Israel has launched intense strikes on Gaza and shut off water and electricity to the territory as they prepare for a ground invasion in response to Hamas’s terror attacks on October 7th. Thousands of Gazans have been killed in the bombardment, with hundreds of thousands displaced and millions going without basic supplies like fuel and medicine. Human rights groups and left-wing politicians are highly critical of Israel’s response. They argue that a human catastrophe is unfolding in real time as Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to collective punishment by Israel despite having nothing to do with the attacks on October 7th.
Protesters argue that in the name of self-defense, and with the backing of western governments, Israel is violating international law and engaging in ethnic cleansing on a mass scale. The only solution is an immediate and unequivocal ceasefire on all sides. Western leaders, however, have thrown their support behind Israel, providing the country with the time, resources, and diplomatic cover it needs to destroy Hamas and free the hostages. Supporters of Israel argue that the death of innocent civilians, while tragic, is an unintended consequence of defeating a militant group embedded in densely populated areas. Furthermore, there is no such thing as proportionality in a war such as this; body count does not dictate moral high ground. Israel is under attack, and anything short of the complete annihilation of Hamas is a threat to the country’s security and very existence.
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