How many people have been killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023?

It’s an almost impossible question to answer but, as the likes of the New York Times publish atrocity-minimizing op-eds that argue Israel hasn’t killed all that many people really – certainly not as many people as it could kill if it wanted to with all the big-boy bombs US taxpayers have helped fund – it’s an increasingly important issue to grapple with. “The first question the anti-Israel genocide chorus needs to answer is: Why isn’t the death count higher?” Bret Stephens asked in his recent New York Times op-ed. Here’s the thing, Bret. It almost certainly is

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    5 days ago

    Opinion articles MAY be removed, but are not AUTOMATICALLY removable just because they are opinion.

    Not all opinions are created equal. :)

    Taking off the mod hat for a moment, I think this is a valid question.

    We saw it in this very community at the beginning as the numbers started rolling up, there were a number of apologists trying to say “We don’t know that many people died! It could be less!” it was a daily fight on the misinformation front.