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Butterflylady

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53. So let me get this straight...
Tue Dec 19, 2023, 10:57 AM
Dec 2023

First Hamas was trying to wipe out Israel, but now it's Hamas did start this war to make Israel look bad. Which one is it?

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What the entire fuck? onecaliberal Dec 2023 #1
Surely bombing the maternity ward of a hospital is a war crime, even to those who excuse everything Israel does. Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #2
Bibi channels pootin. 2naSalit Dec 2023 #5
Is this war about security or lebensraum? Chainfire Dec 2023 #10
But, but, but... 2naSalit Dec 2023 #3
Basically... David__77 Dec 2023 #17
Half a story ..... getagrip_already Dec 2023 #4
I'm sure that was it. AloeVera Dec 2023 #6
"They were likely firing at a hamas fire team..." Prairie Gates Dec 2023 #8
'they' are killing people in Gaza indiscriminately. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #9
Which means that Israeli troops were within rifle fire distance of the hospital and carrying out offensive operations. Chainfire Dec 2023 #11
Link? obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #16
Maybe they saw shirtless men waving a white flag. David__77 Dec 2023 #18
When you are defending a war crime you are Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #45
Do we know who fired the shot? getagrip_already Dec 2023 #47
The child was certainly a Hamas terrorist. Chainfire Dec 2023 #7
100% in hamas control... getagrip_already Dec 2023 #12
Blame the victims, it makes it easier to accept the massacre. Chainfire Dec 2023 #13
That's not blaming the victims. Igel Dec 2023 #15
You do know infants and children are not militants. They are fucking blameless. Autumn Dec 2023 #21
Public health weaponized as a tool of war. AloeVera Dec 2023 #22
So tell us . . . markpkessinger Dec 2023 #33
. . . markpkessinger Dec 2023 #35
if the goal is to kill as many Palestinians as possible lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #14
Maybe it's the same reason they just killed three shitless men waving a white flag. David__77 Dec 2023 #19
that one seems to be poorly trained troops lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #25
Or the actual policy is shoot everyone. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #46
you hate Israel so much that you think an order was given to shoot everyone? lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #48
We know what happened on October 7. Butterflylady Dec 2023 #52
so this is nothing more than a numbers game lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #59
Agree & check out this video womanofthehills Dec 2023 #58
You won't get any reasoned response TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #26
ya I know... lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #29
So let me get this straight... Butterflylady Dec 2023 #53
Israel could have killed everyone in Gaza a few times over by now. Mountainguy Dec 2023 #39
Wow, accident, Butterflylady Dec 2023 #50
not every bomb, missile, or shell is precision guided, even in the USA arsenal. lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #56
12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family Donkees Dec 2023 #20
Dunia had incredible spirit and resilience. AloeVera Dec 2023 #24
Warcrimes malaise Dec 2023 #23
What is a war crime? TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #28
The death toll at the Nova festival now stands at 364. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #30
Thanks TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #31
Absolutely. Goddessartist Dec 2023 #51
including in this thread obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #54
Yep Goddessartist Dec 2023 #55
+1 leftstreet Dec 2023 #70
Terrible as well as is this WA-03 Democrat Dec 2023 #27
I'll edit this post. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #32
Now that's more believable RubyRose Dec 2023 #34
LOL. AloeVera Dec 2023 #38
AgenziaNova? AloeVera Dec 2023 #40
Marc Garlasco, a former UN military analyst and war crimes investigator, told CNN the weapon's remnants ... Donkees Dec 2023 #44
Thank you. AloeVera Dec 2023 #49
This limitless rage is what Vikings called Berserker. Basic LA Dec 2023 #36
That is a poor analogy. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #37
Vengeance can't be bottomless. Basic LA Dec 2023 #41
Stand by. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #61
Meaning what? Basic LA Dec 2023 #64
Stand-by is a standard idiom that means "please wait" * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #65
Wow, that's pretty good, actually. Basic LA Dec 2023 #68
What a unique compliment. Thanks. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #69
Al Jazeera's Wael Dahdouh visited the Nasser Medical complex in Khan Younis and filed this report. Donkees Dec 2023 #42
UN agencies voice anger at attacks on Gaza hospitals Donkees Dec 2023 #43
Hamas is to blame. Why are they hiding among civilians? Why are they operating from hospitals? Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #57
There is no evidence opf that in this case. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #60
Sure. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #63
I wonder if the bombs that took her legs and her life were shipped from the US. David__77 Dec 2023 #62
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #66
🙁 iluvtennis Dec 2023 #67
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