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41. Lol. Can't think of a better pair to blame.

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An observation: DU posts condemning Hamas are curiously few and far between. [View all] Beastly Boy May 2021 OP

I thought Trump and Kushner fixed that for good? pwb May 2021 #1

I appreciate your sense of humor, even if it's a bit maccabre. Beastly Boy May 2021 #3

It's been going on forever. I doubt anything will change. jimfields33 May 2021 #4

Lol. Can't think of a better pair to blame. ananda May 2021 #41

An observation: DU posts condemning serial killers are curiously few and far between. RockRaven May 2021 #2

You have a point. Beastly Boy May 2021 #5

I have not seen any reports of Israeli children being killed by Hamas edhopper May 2021 #6

Now you have Beastly Boy May 2021 #10

It says the Guardian reported this edhopper May 2021 #23

It says Business Insider reported this Beastly Boy May 2021 #28

So far 339 hamas rockets struck Gaza, killing 20 Palestinians. Mosby May 2021 #46

No one here supports terrorism. That said there is a tremendous power differential hlthe2b May 2021 #7

Power differential notwithstanding, Beastly Boy May 2021 #17

"The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence" --Martin Rees & Carl Sagan hlthe2b May 2021 #19

Agreed. Take my post as an observation, not a failed attempt at producing evidence. Beastly Boy May 2021 #24

whatever we say, let's remember it's not Biden's job to intervene AlexSFCA May 2021 #8

We are involved, to the tune of almost $4 billion in military aid, so. WhiskeyGrinder May 2021 #9

Israel is classified as major non-NATO ally AlexSFCA May 2021 #13

So...why pretend the U.S. can "stay as far away from this as possible"? WhiskeyGrinder May 2021 #14

That is the problem. /nt tonedevil May 2021 #15

We should try to keep the violence between the Med and the Jordan - two scorpions in a bottle Klaralven May 2021 #26

+1000. This is too old and complicated to solve, or waste energy on. lindysalsagal May 2021 #11

Quite the difference from... LanternWaste May 2021 #12

The difference you are alluding to escapes me completely. Beastly Boy May 2021 #21

Perhaps you could give us the casualty totals for both sides? Help our understanding. Last number niyad May 2021 #16

Casualties as of earlier today: Beastly Boy May 2021 #18

That is one way of looking at it. niyad May 2021 #22

From a friend in Israel, there is some truth to it. Ms. Toad May 2021 #71

Perhaps they are just better at killing. /nt tonedevil May 2021 #25

Perhaps. But this in no way detracts from Hamas wanting to kill civilians Beastly Boy May 2021 #29

Hamas in no way absolves Israel... tonedevil May 2021 #35

Very true. And this goes both ways. Something I had in mind when I posted the OP. Beastly Boy May 2021 #42

You are just trying to balance the scales? /nt tonedevil May 2021 #48

Not exactly. Beastly Boy May 2021 #50

I suppose how one views the puzzle... tonedevil May 2021 #60

Are you suggesting that the puzzle changes with every differing view? Beastly Boy May 2021 #63

Where did I say.. tonedevil May 2021 #64

Whatever the nuances of your statement are, they apply equally to every post Beastly Boy May 2021 #66

Sorry to offend. /nt tonedevil May 2021 #67

I thank you for your posts in this thread ChubbyStar May 2021 #68

With the population density in moonscape May 2021 #44

That's if you believe the figures from the Hama's controlled Ministry of Health EX500rider May 2021 #36

I notice you don't discuss Hamas' part in those casualties ripcord May 2021 #58

40 km long by 9 km wide with 2 million people, Gaza is one huge concentration camp Klaralven May 2021 #20

Short and to the point. n/t ms liberty May 2021 #43

Very good point. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #74

An observation: DU posts supporting Bibi tend to lean heavily to the right tenderfoot May 2021 #27

Interesting observation. Beastly Boy May 2021 #30

Bibi is an Israeli Trump. DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #32

You seem to have a deep understanding of the situation. Rustyeye77 May 2021 #54

I am a man of the left and consequently support Labour DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #61

Start a few weeks earlier ... and there are many things BiBi could have done karynnj May 2021 #62

Your OP is a great start. tenderfoot May 2021 #53

Something to ponder. DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #31

What do you do when when your houses are bulldozed by a strong foreign country marie999 May 2021 #33

Shoot a thousand rockets in the general direction of the bulldoser, of course! Beastly Boy May 2021 #34

More like fire thousands of rockets at random civilians in other cities. nt EX500rider May 2021 #37

In days of yore, this would have been bounced to the I/P forum in a heartbeat. 11 Bravo May 2021 #38

The rules are more flexible in times of a newsworthy events. Beastly Boy May 2021 #45

I agree. We could do with a little more "both and" ism. nt LAS14 May 2021 #39

+1000 nt WarGamer May 2021 #40

I lost interest in that fight long ago BannonsLiver May 2021 #47

tend to agree. this falls into the category of "a pox on both your houses" stopdiggin May 2021 #49

Only dead Jews get some fleeting thought. Rustyeye77 May 2021 #51

Concern noted. But best to kick out any fires being set in the mddle Hortensis May 2021 #52

It's OK UnderThisLaw May 2021 #55

Most people are perfectly willing for ignore the fact that Hamas started launching first ripcord May 2021 #56

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #59

Maybe everyone is growing weary of stupid ancient Middle Eastern tribal feuds. I know I am. nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #57

+1 peppertree May 2021 #65

I don't trust Netanyahu anymore than I trusted Trump. Why would anyone? n/t pnwmom May 2021 #69

Neither do I. That's why I made an effort to leave him out of my posts. Beastly Boy May 2021 #70

In my posts this week I have... electric_blue68 May 2021 #72

I think it's because there's so much asymmetry between Hamas and the Israeli military. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #73

You are right. Still, it rubs me the wrong way when one guilty party Beastly Boy May 2021 #76

I have stayed out of this TheFarseer May 2021 #75

I'm not convinced most Arab nations want Israel gone . DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #78

Ridiculous power imbalance. moondust May 2021 #77

It is rather difficult to reason with the weaker party which Beastly Boy May 2021 #80

IYO moondust May 2021 #82

The last time the two parties came close was in December 2000. Do you remember what happened? Beastly Boy May 2021 #84

Fact, Israel has not treated the people of palestine as equals since their country was created RANDYWILDMAN May 2021 #79

Neither did Jordan, or Egypt, or Lebanon, or Beastly Boy May 2021 #83

I have read your posts in this thread, explain Settlements to me and were good RANDYWILDMAN May 2021 #85

When you ask to explain settlements, I am assuming you mean settlements on the West Bank. Beastly Boy May 2021 #87

Well, first, I'd ordinarily be posting such opinions on the I/P forum. moriah May 2021 #81

I condemn Hamas. RegularJam May 2021 #86

Does failure to commit violence despite every intention and effort to do so figure into Beastly Boy May 2021 #88

Proportionality with respect to the reality of the situation. RegularJam May 2021 #89

Here's an example of what I mean. Beastly Boy May 2021 #90