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yagotme

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32. A wee bit wrong...

Reply to bigtree (Reply #18)

Mon Oct 23, 2023, 01:14 PM

Oct 2023

Why would anyone in the U.S. expect Hamas to care about Palestinians?

They'd didn't elect them, appoint them, vote for them.

Palestinians in Gaza are subjects of a brutal, militant dictatorship. The same terrorists who threaten Israel threaten their lives, as wel

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Hamas WAS voted for. Yes, several years ago, and they haven't had elections since, but Hamas IS the Palestinian government, for what it's worth, in Gaza. Unless there's some other government there the rest of us doesn't know about. How about Hamas stepping up, and helping their people? They don't because they don't care. The more dead innocents, the better.

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For those who doubt Hamas attitudes toward civilian sacrifice [View all] Sympthsical Oct 2023 OP

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