‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill for decades
‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill for decades
People in Gaza are exposed to airborne particles released as Israel destroys the enclave. Inhaled, it can cause cancers.
I admit, first time I read that headline I was like, "WHAT? Israel adding Asbestos to their bombs now? How sinister. What's next - radon?" It took a minute to get up to speed.
Same. Per the article, the structures being destroyed have asbestos in them from when they were built; this is the cause of it being released
Edit: I’ve never before seen a comment like the reply to mine here below that was so clearly made by an AI bot
I wouldn't have put it past them.
Me too - wouldn't put it past them, Israel is disgusting enough to sink to that level.
I mean.. the effect is the same. The buildings didn't explode themselves.
Well, my second thought was, "that's pretty short-sighted if you're gonna Zionist all over the destroyed area.. why would you introduce a carcinogen when..." and by then it clicked. The zionists don't want carcinogens either, but explosively spreading existing asbestos is the price they're willing to pay for genocide.
Yeah the problem is the building material used. The headline had me confused as fuck too.
This is the sort of collateral damage nobody talks about. Even for these cheering at the bombing of terrorists, you still have to take into account the consequences of your actions, bombing everything to dust has a price.
The people claiming to cheer at bombing terrorists cheer at murdering brown people. The entire "war on terror" narrative has been a veil and continues to be a veil for white supremacists to enjoy murdering brown people.
Israel also was heavily backing the war in Iraq. While they weren't the sole or even main factor behind it, the resulting nearly 1 million Iraqi deaths the complete destruction of the country, and the subsequent Syrian Civil War (which was a direct consequence of the Iraq war) really destabilized the region big time.
Israel wants their neighbors to be as unstable as possible because stable and prosperous Arab nations piss them off.
Jordan is practically their ally yet they speak of Jordanians like they are foaming at the mouth to kill israelis when every Jordanian/Israeli skirmish was provoked very blatantly by Israel.
I simply cannot believe just how monstrous a people can be. They are entirely on par with the Nazis. In some cases even worse.
Every last one of those IDF crooks involved in this needs to be hanged for this crime.
Dont be so violent
They would be better put to use doing manual labor rebuilding Gaza and Beirut after conviction
OK, hang the higher ups, make the grunts do the grunt work.
Don't give them the opportunity to sabotage.
Don't worry, they'll fix that by bombing them directly, fixing that pesky living habit they have, so they don't have to worry about dying of cancer. It's really a service when you think about it /s
Yeah, it's probably way down the list of shit they have to worry about right now. There's bombing, snipers, starvation, lack of potable water and polio that will kill you way before the asbestos gets you.
Ohhh I see. Israel is just helping Gaza demolish their old and aging builds so they can build newer, better ones! /s
Why the half measures? The should just nuke them outright so that all that asbestos becomes safe by turning into glass.
I think they cannot due to close approximately with their own cities. Otherwise they would have done it way back.
It's okay, I hear that asbestos got a bad rap and the movement against it was run by the mob.
https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/06/the-trump-files-asbestos-mob-conspiracy/
But it's "100 percent safe, once applied."
New campaign slogan:
Trump for cancer 2024
I apply it directly to my nuts constantly
How nice of Israel to help dismantle all those dangerous old asbestos filled buildings for them.
Is there any justification for this? Is it still about Hamas now?
Was it ever just about Hamas? Or could the desire to get that waterfront land and remove more of those "people" be at the heart of it all
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Why did they build their buildings with aspestoes?
If you are in a building anywhere in the world that was built before the 70’s/80’s, there is a very high chance it’s got asbestos in it. They used it for everything because it’s cheap and durable and has useful properties. Similar to things like lead paint.
At one point, it was thought to be very safe because of its fire resistance, treated as a miracle material. many buildings throughout the world were made with asbestos, and many still exists.
for the most part it is only harmful when disturbed, either when mining and processing, or when destroyed.
Russia still is the largest exporter of asbestos in the world and is still used in large parts of the world
https://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/worldwide/
Edit: have to add, that I was completely flabbergasted by that, because I thought asbestos was completely illegal like FCKW (sorry, not English native speaker, seems the abbreviation is CFC - the stuff we put into refrigerators before we figured it produces an ozone hole)
Russia mining companies say though, that their asbestos is safe and it's just western propaganda to keep them out of business)Because besides the pesky cancer side effect, it's an incredible building material.
I think you'll be surprised at how much asbestos is still used worldwide, including in the US. We're not using it as wall and ceiling insulation anymore, but it's still used for things like pipes and vinyl floor tiles.
Because asbestos is fucking awesome. Which made everyone overlook its little
inconvenientsannoyances.People didn't know better decades ago. Same as in US.
Because some people didn't expect an Israeli Inquisition