”Please help and explain two things, because I’m puzzled: 1. Where was the tank when it destroyed the school? ”

Ok , we try to solve the mistery.Firts let’s see what ”terrorist”means and second we check the info on the press agency again.

”The word terrorist can mean:

• terrorist is a term with many definitions that usually involve violence against civilians for the advancement of a political view or religious belief.(from wikipedia)

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.^[1] At present, there is no internationally agreed definition of terrorism.^[2][3] Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to a lone attack), and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants.

Some definitions also include acts of unlawful violence and war. The history of terrorist organizations suggests that they do not select terrorism for its political effectiveness.^[4] Individual terrorists tend to be motivated more by a desire for social solidarity with other members of their organization than by political platforms or strategic objectives, which are often murky and undefined.^[4] The word “terrorism” is politically and emotionally charged,^[5] and this greatly compounds the difficulty of providing a precise definition. One 1988 study by the US Army found that over 100 definitions of the word “terrorism” have been used.^[6] A person who practices terrorism is a terrorist. The concept of terrorism is itself controversial because it is often used by states to delegitimize political opponents, and thus legitimize the state’s own use of terror against those opponents.

Terrorism has been used by a broad array of political organizations in furthering their objectives; both right-wing and left-wing political parties, nationalistic, and religious groups, revolutionaries and ruling governments.^[7] The presence of non-state actors in widespread armed conflict has created controversy regarding the application of the laws of war.

While acts of terrorism are criminal acts as per the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 and domestic jurisprudence of almost all countries in the world, terrorism refers to a phenomenon including the actual acts, the perpetrators of acts of terrorism and their motives.”(from wikipedia)

The position of the tank:

”Witnesses said two Israeli tanks shells exploded outside the school, killing at least 40 civilians — Palestinians who had taken refuge there and residents of nearby buildings.”

reuters statement

When innocents die I will have to agree with you :

”That  is crime against humanity.”

Thank you for shareing in such a sad moment, please fell welcome to do it again.

Best regards, peace and unity

B.Alice

Comment:
Anne

”Please help and explain two things, because I’m puzzled:

1. Where was the tank when it destroyed the school? From my view, the tank was in someone’s else land against their will. How can you labeled someone a terrorist on their own land? Shooting outside forces, within their legal territory. I can never accept any excuse for that. That a is crime against humanity.

2. Are you sure that the land you stand on right now, rightfully belong to you and your children? Forget about 2500 years ago, i heard enough of those excuses. The point here is, Hamas believe that you stole their land. How would you react towards the same treatment, do you expect a warm welcome? Its hard to achieve peace when someone thinks you’re thief. But since Israel have so much money and support from the US, Israel should keep trying, rather than wasting on money on weapons and creating further destruction.”