Israel (now broader Mid East discussion)
Sure.
You call me pointing out a clear war crime as such 'propaganda' (and you still haven't explained why that is...) yet yourself repeat the 'human shields' line.
I am getting there, there's more to that sequence.... but first, you have to tell me, the image you posted, do you really see a "little boy" in that image?
You're quite literally the pot here.
Sure. How about you just answer the question? Instead of doing whatever you are doing?
It was an unarmed teenager
Ah! Teenager now. Can we agree a teenager is not a "little boy"?
allegedly throwing rocks toward heavily armed IDF vehicles.
Allegedly. You know this is going to bring more questions, right? But that's for later...
You can play the 'he's a grown man' game all day and twice on Sunday - but in the end, you're just arguing semantics.
Semantics? The difference between a grown man and a little boy is semantics?
His name was Rayan Ibrahim Hasan Al-Sayed. Reports are that he was anywhere from 14-17 years of age.
So, again, not a "little boy"... so they have his entire name, but no one knew his age... ok... but let's table that for now...
Now that we are here... I want you to look at the person in the image you posted, and I want you to carefully look at the image from the IG video. When you look at the size of the arms, the size of the head, the bulk of the body, can you honestly tell me that the person in the image you posted is the same person in that video?
If you have told me the person with the bicycle was the same person as the picture above, I wouldn't have a reason to doubt you. The complexion fits. but the person lying on the street in the video, that person's complexion is much bigger.
To answer the question you asked - not a typical "little boy", sure.
The answer is "no, it is not a little boy". Don't give me this B.S. of not a "typical little boy".
On a related note, in Islam, a boy becomes a man once he's exhibited signs like a mustache/beard starting growing, etc.. or at the age of 15, whichever comes first.
But clearly an adolescent. I mean - you jumped pretty quickly to discredit this story without knowing a thing about the kid.
I was given a narrative, with a headline describing an event, and the video didn't reflect the narrative.
But hold on, System Shock -- let's set this straight - you seem to wish to discredit the source because they used the term 'little boy' for a teenager?
That's just the beginning. There's more. But I first wanted to make sure that we agreed that the person on the street in the video was not a "little boy".
Considering that Israel has time and again without remorse killed children (infants, toddlers, preteens) - and there's ample evidence right in front of your face - do you really want to die on this hill?
If the ample evidence includes videos like the one you posted, well... now, I don't doubt that civilian men, women, and children have died... but again, that's another discussion. We are discussing the piece of propaganda you posted.
Yep.
I can only discredit one thing at a time, and have to do it slowly, since you can't even say plainly and outright the person in the video is not a "little boy".
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-doctor-interviews.html
I've been more than happy to answer the simple question that you asked, as I did above.
You danced around it, and then gave it some conditions, and then apologized for it.
You have not acknowledged what everyone else can see, that the person in the video is not a "little boy".
Now - we going to delve into the fact that this incident was a clear war crime?
The incident was clearly staged.
So, to recap, now we have established that piece of propaganda lied to you about the person on the street being "a little boy". Now that you replied "it was a teenager" and posted a picture of a teenager, now I want you to look at the man lying on the street, his complexion, size of arms, head, torso, and tell me that man looks anything like the person in the second picture you posted.