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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUN Wants Israel to Share Iron Dome with Hamas
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/un-israel-must-share-iron-dome-with-hamas/As the IDF marches toward its 26th day of Operation Protective Edgewith 63 soldiers killed, one kidnapped, and hundreds of civilian casualties in Gazanews out of the Middle East is pretty depressing.
Fortunately, our friends at the United Nations have released a statement that is so absurd, it has to be laughed at.
Heres the setup for the joke: Israel spent years developing a sophisticated platform for destroying missiles being sent into its borders by the thousands, a system unlike any other the world has ever seen, crafted solely from Israeli ingenuity. The US, recognizing the necessity of a secure, free democracy in the Middle East, has likewise spent hundreds of millions of dollars helping bring the project to fruition.
The punchline: Israel should share this system with Hamas.
JI7
(89,239 posts)which was actually done by israel.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)I support that. They should also share the land and allow everyone under their dominnce to vote in the elections.
countryjake
(8,554 posts)What a novel idea for a supposed "democracy"!
Bettie
(16,058 posts)Nah...that would let those the people in power deem 'subhuman' have rights. They (again, those in power) can't have that!
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)I saw the press conference with the UN official. All she said was that Hamas lacks a defense shield like Israel and the citizens of Gaza cannot defend against attacks like Israelis.
She never said anything about sharing the defense shield.
More right wing nonsense generated out of thin air.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)That's not just bullshit. That's bullshit from this guy:
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)Why only for Israel?
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)hamas into their government, that would be a worthy discussion. But sharing it with a government that is led by hamas, a group declared a terrorist organization by just about the entire western world, is a complete non starter.
malaise
(268,664 posts)who has committed genocide and destroyed the Palestinian people's homes. schools. hospitals, mosques, etc.
By his deeds shall a man be known. Have a look at Bibi's deeds. Nothing Hamas has done is in this league.
w4rma
(31,700 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)and always have. That said, the Israeli has never been labeled a terrorist organization by any western nation.
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)malaise
(268,664 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)They rain back to Gaza?