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Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by dpoloncsak on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:21PM (#48098673)
Pretty sure it was in NYC to raise funds/awareness for what is, by any modern definition, a genocide

Edit: Okay, there was a 5k in Gaza too. Point still stands.

Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by kgwgk on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:28PM (#48098767)
Surprisingly, 5k races may happen in multiple places: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYM64Boqt9K/
Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by hersko on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:27PM (#48098759)
Nope [1], they actually hosted a 5k in Gaza. Can you imagine Holocaust survivors or Armenians during the genocide taking part in a 5k? I can't.

Also, it is definitely not "by any modern definition" a genocide. Ireland is currently trying to broaden the definition of the term just to indict Israel [2]

[1] https://ca.news.yahoo.com/palestine-marathon-returns-gaza-we...

[2] https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/409187

Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by _alternator_ on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:33PM (#48098836)
Yes, I can. This is what being human is. You eat, sleep, laugh when you can, make plans with friends, fall in love, get married, and grieve when the people around you die. And there is a lot of grief in Gaza right now, but there are still living people and living people do nothing if not love one another.

To suggest that genocide is only possible when there is no civil life, no humanity, nothing to live for, no I do not accept your definition. If you kill 10% of a population... does it only count as a crime against humanity if the rest of the population cannot even be human?

Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by viccis on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:31PM (#48098808)
People are allowed to attempt to live a life of dignity even while the entity and its defenders on HN are trying to wipe their people out.
Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by constantius on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:52PM (#48099118)
Holocaust survivors did have art/dance/theatre events, and soccer/boxing competitions. In ghettos and in concentration camps. This was viewed as a triumph of the human spirit over the horrors of Nazism. These events are celebrated in countless books by survivors, exhibitions, and art installations. I dare you to find one survivor's account that does not mention these events.

>90% of Gaza's infrastructure is destroyed, >90% of the population is displaced, no universities left, only one hospital with no equipment. These numbers are from several months ago, so you'll excuse me if I'm not keeping up with Israel's killing frenzy.

That Gazans still can make art, enjoy a coffee, and do a 5k to raise awareness in a world that doesn't care is seen as victory over darkness by those who are caring about this catastrophe.

Those who don't know anything about anything and use the smile of a child to screech "not a genocide!" should be ashamed of themselves.

Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy by rexpop on Monday May 11, 2026 @05:27PM (#48100900)
Well, there was an "orchestra" in Auschwitz.