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In reply to the discussion: The world has declared that Israel is committing genocide [View all]AloeVera
(3,944 posts)Ah the FDD, Trump's advisory, militaristic "think tank" funded by right-wing billionaires that helped him nearly set the Middle East on fire.
I read the article in the same way I read Fox or Breitbart, not to torment myself but to keep track of the other side's propaganda, er "thinking". I'm well-versed now in the type of arguments/rhetoric, and leaps of logic, cherry picking without context etc. etc they use to bamboozle their audience.
There are no bomb shelters in existence that will protect against JDAMs and other high-explosive, 2000 lbs.bombs. Unlike Israeli shelters that are good enough against the few home-made Qassam rockets that get past the Iron Dome.
Willing to ignore that illogic for a moment'; there are other issues like matter of the blockade of construction materials, Israeli approval for building them (an absurdity), and the matter of tunding for such a mega-project. Oh and the availability of land. Oh and...
But don't let pesky facts get in the way of good propaganda.
Palestinians do not receive $ 3.8 billion a year from the U.S. to build their own Iron Domes, buy high-end military toys and buikd a huge military complex. They get barely enough to eat.
As for why they stayed in the North, Palestinians know once they leave their land there is no right of return for them', as there won't be now, and stood their ground against another Naqba. I would be happy to be wrong on this of course but I fear they were right.
So thanks for the article but I see no "proof" there that Hamas has STATED their intention to use human shields as you claimed.