Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

This answers the ones who lament the loss of these human shields question everything Oct 2023 #1
portraying all the Palestinians in Gaza as human shields is a despicable lie bigtree Oct 2023 #5
Just by being a resident of Gaza they are a human shield. Why do you think Hamas builds all their GuppyGal Oct 2023 #10
isn't that a consequence of being blocked by Israel from leaving the Gaza strip? bigtree Oct 2023 #21
So Israel is keeping the Paletinians in Gaza Darwins_Retriever Oct 2023 #35
Unfortunately, if they are allowed to leave Hamas will infiltrate them and be allowed entrance to totodeinhere Oct 2023 #39
Hamas governs Gaza and they run the strip. I'm sure all those underground tunnels are meant as bomb GuppyGal Oct 2023 #43
Israel hits Gaza with one of deadliest bombings so far in war against Hamas womanofthehills Oct 2023 #62
Every time I see one of these reports, yagotme Oct 2023 #66
according to the Hamas-run health ministry, GuppyGal Oct 2023 #69
"While there may well be Hamas militants operating in some civilian areas....." NoRethugFriends Oct 2023 #33
they are a tiny minority of the people in Gaza bigtree Oct 2023 #41
So if Hamas constructs one of their headquarters under a hospital that is using people as human GuppyGal Oct 2023 #45
your strawman bigtree Oct 2023 #53
Your response is either carelessly or purposefully non-responsive. NoRethugFriends Oct 2023 #63
REC.. The OP posted it was for those Cha Oct 2023 #73
There is plenty of documentation that Hamas uses human shields. Of course not every single Palestinian is used as a human shield, totodeinhere Oct 2023 #38
the rhetoric of 'human shields' is mostly used to defend residential bombing bigtree Oct 2023 #42
So you're saying that Israel is doing that then........ GuppyGal Oct 2023 #46
no, you just lied about what I said bigtree Oct 2023 #49
"you lied about what I said" GuppyGal Oct 2023 #52
definitely over. bigtree Oct 2023 #54
I am reposting this message from another DUer posted the other day. totodeinhere Oct 2023 #51
the 'overwhelming majority' of Palestinians are not shielding anything bigtree Oct 2023 #57
I already said this in another reply but I will repeat it. totodeinhere Oct 2023 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author question everything Oct 2023 #2
what about Israel's attitude toward Gaza civilians? bigtree Oct 2023 #3
Israel is the one warning civlians to leave the combat zone in North Gaza Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #4
Do they think Hamas would stay there after the warnings? leftstreet Oct 2023 #6
Wait.... what? Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #14
Only to then bomb them when they move south. womanofthehills Oct 2023 #9
No they've lost YOUR support...that is if they ever had it. Just stop with this already . GuppyGal Oct 2023 #12
NOT clicking Twixxer links. Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #15
Where was the world's moral outrage EndlessWire Oct 2023 #26
REC.. No shit! Cha Oct 2023 #74
You mean the civilians they give warnings to? EX500rider Oct 2023 #7
Palestinians aren't privy to Hamas' operations bigtree Oct 2023 #18
A wee bit wrong... yagotme Oct 2023 #32
it's been 17 years since bigtree Oct 2023 #47
The "seat" of their gov't is the fat rear ends of the Hamas leaders sitting in Qatar, away yagotme Oct 2023 #56
by that logic, we would still be bombing NK bigtree Oct 2023 #58
You asked a question. I attempted an answer, using an analogy. yagotme Oct 2023 #60
Don't Blame Gazans for Hamas LauraInLA Oct 2023 #64
"Flyers were dropped? What are they, livestock to Israelis?" I don't think livestock can read.. EX500rider Oct 2023 #71
If you can't see the difference Sympthsical Oct 2023 #8
making shit up about what I believe bigtree Oct 2023 #19
We work with the clay we have Sympthsical Oct 2023 #27
that sounds like the definition of baiting or trolling bigtree Oct 2023 #50
REC Cha Oct 2023 #75
The Arab nations are secretly rooting for the war Darwins_Retriever Oct 2023 #37
It's such a weird situation... BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #11
Yeah, no mention from these folks.... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #16
It's like the successful child being held to higher standards Sympthsical Oct 2023 #17
As a terrible ex-president said... BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #22
Michael Gerson came up with that. Mosby Oct 2023 #29
where do you live. Is it America? bigtree Oct 2023 #28
As I said, no expectations Sympthsical Oct 2023 #44
show me where Palestinians have voted for any of hamas' violence bigtree Oct 2023 #20
I just meant that nobody expects Hamas... BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #23
oh, hell no. You're right bigtree Oct 2023 #24
Hamas leaders live in luxury abroad while their followers die in the rubble dalton99a Oct 2023 #13
Hamas thinks nothing of hiding behind civilians, including women and children. That Hamas spokesman is a terrorist and a monster. rollin74 Oct 2023 #25
that's a bit simplistic. Hamas is a tiny fraction of the millions in Gaza bigtree Oct 2023 #30
If they are such a "tiny" fraction, what keeps all the Joe Blow Palestinians from taking out yagotme Oct 2023 #34
wow are you precient for expecting an unarmed civilian population bigtree Oct 2023 #59
My argument has been that Hamas isn't so "tiny". Some numbers I kinda crunched: yagotme Oct 2023 #65
Cold, But Fair, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2023 #70
Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #31
what are Israeli children being taught about Palestinians? bigtree Oct 2023 #36
I'm sorry BigTree but whatever you can find out about Israel doing something like this please share it GuppyGal Oct 2023 #48
I won't bigtree Oct 2023 #61
K&R. William769 Oct 2023 #40
BOOKMARKED Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #55
To Hamas, to die in a war against Israel is the quickest way to Paradise. yagotme Oct 2023 #68
Why would anyone on this board "deny" that the Bloodthirsty Cha Oct 2023 #72
I don't know why anyone would GuppyGal Dec 2023 #76
Recommended for educational purposes GuppyGal Dec 2023 #77
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»For those who doubt Hamas...»Reply #7