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Beastly Boy

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17. Can't say I agree or disagree with you, but I was replying to the post

Sun May 16, 2021, 11:15 AM

May 2021

that claimed all Palestinians are considered to be Hamas, no further elaboration given. That startled me into responding to a demonstrably false statement.

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Israel showed US 'smoking gun' on Hamas in AP office tower, officials say [View all] Mosby May 2021 OP

Not sure I trust that source. 5X May 2021 #1

Exactly which source do you not trust? Beastly Boy May 2021 #7

The article names no sources of support for that bombing except Israeli intelligence ministry. 5X May 2021 #11

I wasn't talking about the sources of support. I was talking about sources of information. Beastly Boy May 2021 #23

Could you link to comments to sources within the Biden administration panader0 May 2021 #43

The link to the source confirming Biden's conversation wit Israeli Foreign Ministry officials is in Beastly Boy May 2021 #44

Yeah, Israel made a phone call and made the claim about a smoking gun. I get that part. panader0 May 2021 #46

Apparently, it wasn't an explanation. It was evidence. A "smoking gun". Beastly Boy May 2021 #51

try to understand these maps. panader0 May 2021 #55

I understand them perfectly. Beastly Boy May 2021 #56

Question is, what is this evidence, and how do they define "Hamas"... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #2

Hamas also does charity work in Gaza. That's how they hide behind civilians. haele May 2021 #6

If you are close to sources in the Biden Administration who confirmed this report, Beastly Boy May 2021 #8

Once again, Israel diverts attention and reframes the issue. This entire episode did not start joetheman May 2021 #47

If this is an accurate report, they should show that "smoking gun" to the world community, because JohnSJ May 2021 #3

By your logic, Beastly Boy May 2021 #9

An entirely different situation. The main thing being that AQ themselves confirmed the death, JohnSJ May 2021 #13

AQ confirmed Bin laden's death long after the operation was over. Beastly Boy May 2021 #15

In 2011 when hamas, Muslim brotherhood, talliban and every other terrorist organization came JohnSJ May 2021 #19

Yahoo (sic) is spinning this so they can limit blow back on them Javaman May 2021 #4

Baloney Ritabert May 2021 #5

Huh? Beastly Boy May 2021 #10

The problem Beastly is that bush pushed elections in Gaza too early before substantial negotiations JohnSJ May 2021 #14

Can't say I agree or disagree with you, but I was replying to the post Beastly Boy May 2021 #17

You don't think Israel considers all Palestinians to be members of Hamas? Ritabert May 2021 #20

Absolutely not. Beastly Boy May 2021 #24

Hamas is the Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza, whose goal is to "liberate Palestine JohnSJ May 2021 #25

True. There have been a lot of false statements thrown out which do not accurately JohnSJ May 2021 #22

I don't understand the rationale here... ExciteBike66 May 2021 #12

I don't understand either. multigraincracker May 2021 #31

But of course they did. WhiskeyGrinder May 2021 #16

The Likud Are Fascists WHITT May 2021 #18

Amen! Ritabert May 2021 #21

Are you implying that Biden and the US intelligence community are gullible victims of propaganda? Beastly Boy May 2021 #26

I think that the US... tonedevil May 2021 #27

Is it because the US is gullible and suceptible to propaganda, or Beastly Boy May 2021 #34

Good question. /nt tonedevil May 2021 #36

I'm Implying That WHITT May 2021 #28

Why would he answer to Likud? He's in a different party. Mosby May 2021 #29

Eh WHITT May 2021 #33

So you are not implying that Biden and the entire US intelligence is gullible and suceptible to Beastly Boy May 2021 #35

You're Implying That WHITT May 2021 #37

You conflate imply and infer. Again. LanternWaste May 2021 #40

Why would a media outlet knowingly be in the same building? You think they're in on it? tenderfoot May 2021 #30

No, but AP has a long history with Hamas. Mosby May 2021 #32

Oh please...let's givenHamas some more money Rustyeye77 May 2021 #38

Who is giving Hamas money? /nt tonedevil May 2021 #39

Multiple sources Rustyeye77 May 2021 #41

Who were you talking to when you wrote... tonedevil May 2021 #42

Money is fungible . Rustyeye77 May 2021 #45

Apparently having a right to defend yourself... tonedevil May 2021 #48

Against a terrorist organization... Rustyeye77 May 2021 #49

Palestine talks of erasing Israel. tonedevil May 2021 #50

Riiiight.... they left Gaza and all they got were repeated missiles. Rustyeye77 May 2021 #52

You mean the world's largest outdoor prison? /nt tonedevil May 2021 #53

Gaza has a border with Egypt Mosby May 2021 #57

So, why not send some troops in to rout Hamas out if that's the case? Silent3 May 2021 #54

I find it hard to believe that AP is lying about this dsc May 2021 #58