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Saule, anar en Mousses
@PeryleneBleu@eldritch.cafe · Sep 30
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk I don't deny the violence of Israel's genocide on Palestine. I'm not saying it isn't important or not worthy of our collective attention. It is.
But do you have sources for this affirmation ?
Does it account for global causes of death like infectious diseases or other medical causes... or it is excluding them ?
I mean. About 5 million children under 5 die each year. Most of them (globally) from infectious diseases, although it depends on the region. Another 2 millions under 20.
There aren't even that many children (or even adults ?) in Gaza, so, the maths aren't mathing.
Where does the statement come from ? How was it established ?
I get that we're trying to raise awareness but I'd hate to spread misinformation - it won't get us far.
(Edited to clarify)
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Laukidh
@Laukidh@infosec.exchange · Sep 30
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@PeryleneBleu@eldritch.cafe @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk Gaza’s infrastructure was deliberately targeted to ensure disease. Hospitals were bombed, doctors arrested.
Even if it were from disease, those are still intentional deaths.
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Saule, anar en Mousses
@PeryleneBleu@eldritch.cafe · Sep 30
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@Laukidh@infosec.exchange @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk that's not what my question is about.
My question is : does the "leading cause of death" mean "leading ABOVE child deaths caused by diseases in the rest of the world"
Because there are literally millions of children dying from diseases every year. And as much as what's happening in Gaza is atrocious, I don't think the deaths of Palestinian children, or even the total number of Palestinians, are in millions. (Which doesn't make it less bad just. Not an overall leading cause of death in the world).
So, the numbers HAVE to be excluding deaths by diseases, at least. Or maybe consider separate diseases ? But like .. tuberculosis alone is responsible for 150 000 to 250 000 children deaths every year... Maybe there are other parameters, I don't know. That's precisely why I'm asking : I don't know !
I just want to know the sources to the claim, understand what it's based on.
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Luuk Aalders
@Luuk_Aalders@mastodon.nl · Sep 30
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk
The Zionists are just as evil as the Nazi's!
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Conny Nasch
@connynasch@mastodon.social · Sep 30
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@Luuk_Aalders@mastodon.nl It is only now that the whole world is beginning to realise that, before you were labelled as antisemite 😒 @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk