Opposition motions calling for a range of sanctions against Israel were voted down in the Dail parliament on Wednesday.

Opposition motions calling for a range of economic and diplomatic sanctions, including the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador in Dublin Dana Erlich, were defeated in the Dail on Wednesday evening.

Proposals for Ireland to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) were also voted down.

While the Government did not expel Russia’s ambassador after the invasion of Ukraine, it did back EU sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime and also referred its actions to the ICC.

  • letmesleep@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What was the death toll? According to wiki “up to” 25,000. And 55% of the city destroyed.

    Yeah, in a cities with an established system of bunkers. In Gaza however those don’t exist (well, Hamas has some, but it’s not letting civilians use those) Also: Dresden was about two days. This war has been going on for six weeks.

    So yeah, if it were comparable to strategic bombing we would be in the millions regarding deaths now. And of course that would be a war crime. But it’s also a pure hypothetical.

    Edit: Also: where did you get the 55% for the Dresden bombings from? The destroyed area was around 6.5km² according to wikipedia. That’s about 2% of the city (at the time, it’s bigger now).