The libs are so cute. Rather then honestly debating the current fighting between Israel an Hezbollah, the have come up with a new talking point, which goes like this:
- All Israeli's must serve for a period (3 years for men, 2 for women) in the Israeli military when they turn 18
- Civilians are people not in the military
- Hence, all Israeli's 18 and over are not civilians
This allows the Leftards to claim that there are no Israeli civilians being killed.
But, what is a civilian?
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the military or police.
Not an active member. So those who have served their time and are either out of the military or in the Reseves are considered civilians. If they are called up, then they are no longer civilians. Till then, they are civilians.
Technically, all members of the U.S. National Guard are civilians, till they are called up to active duty.
This is just another argument by the Left to back Hezbollah, as well as excuse Hezbollah's specific targeting of the civilian population.
Of course, the Left excuses Palestinian homicide bombers who detonate themselves near pregnant women, too. In their minds, only a woman was killed, though. Same with this pregnant women and her 4 children:
A pregnant mother and her four daughters were shot dead on Sunday by terrorists as they drove on the Kissufim road in the Gaza Strip, THE JERUSALEM POST reported. Tali Hatuel, 34, who was 8 months pregnant, and her daughters, Hila, 11, Hadar, nine, Roni, seven, and Merav, two, were shot at point-blank range, after initial gunshots brought their car to a halt.
Were they all active members of the IDF?
