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EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
28. Why do you guys
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 04:25 AM
Apr 2024

start a discussion, and then say, when people respond with their opinion, that they are attempting distraction? I don't get that.

When did Gaza and the WB become their own countries. Because, last I looked, they are part of Israel. Israel is annihilating people living apart from the rest of the population.

I have never been against Israel. But, I no longer have a really high opinion of them, rooted in academics and smart moves. What they are doing now is not a smart move. When the war against Hamas was declared, I was with them, because they had to do something. But, deliberately starving kids and killing aid workers is beyond the reasoning they used to start bombing. At some point, the rage has to stop. They are not rational now.

I don't care what they say, the only solution is a two-state division with a wide no man's land. Goes for the WB, too. Yet they steadfastly cling to the notion that reducing Gaza and all the people living there to rubble is the only way to achieve peace. This is not true.

For the record, I read the report weeks ago. It is horrific, and Hamas should not have expected anything else but an armed response. But, at some point you have to stop. I think that's what most people are trying to point out.

I supported rooting out Hamas until it became rather clear that Israel has another agenda of taking the land and putting Israeli settlers in there. I don't believe them when they claim they don't plan to do that. That causes a real problem of refugees with no place to go.

They should have taken the tunnel system. They told the population in the North to get out pending operations there, so they obediently moved. Then they came down South to the areas where people are basically stuck and starving, and now they are bombing there.

If Hamas starts shooting rockets again, bomb away. But, just to kill civilians in hopes they're Hamas is not going to work. And, killing aid workers is a big no no, too.

At some point, it has to stop, and not after they have cleared Gaza of its residents. And, I do feel Israel's outrage at the UN for not putting Hamas on the terrorist rape list. That is beyond absurd. But, Israel is not looking for peace, and if they can trick the US into engaging Iran, they'll be happy with that, too.

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This was known within hours in Israel. Hamas intended to provoke an extreme reaction and did. marybourg Apr 2024 #1
Correct. sheshe2 Apr 2024 #2
Correction ripcord Apr 2024 #5
Well. sheshe2 Apr 2024 #7
Russia has has no problems slaughtering and oppressing Jews in their history. AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #22
This I knew Mossfern Apr 2024 #33
Hamas could not have planned this stealth attack without help. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #34
Hamas is a brutal force with no moral compass. brer cat Apr 2024 #3
It frightens me, brer. sheshe2 Apr 2024 #4
And it's frightening how people, even people here, believe everything they report. AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #21
I realized I shouldn't have been surprised that terrorists have been rehabilitated into freedom fighters betsuni Apr 2024 #24
That was the Russian and Iran plan. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #35
The only solution? (Revenge required!) Aussie105 Apr 2024 #6
NO.. HUNTING DOWN THE FUCKERS WHO DID THIS. JUSTICE FOR THE MURDERED VICTIMS WHO Cha Apr 2024 #9
Thank you Cha, sheshe2 Apr 2024 #12
You're Welcome, she.. Thank You! Cha Apr 2024 #15
And how does leveling Gaza and slaughtering tens of thousands of people accomplish that goal? Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #23
That's on Fucking hamas.. Don't start a war invading a country and Butcher Cha Apr 2024 #26
My point is, Netanyahu did exactly the wrong response if he was truly concerned about the hostages. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #40
That was Hamas's goal. betsuni Apr 2024 #30
. wnylib Apr 2024 #16
I'm glad you weren't in Congress on December 7th. I'm sure we would have apologized to Japan for attacking us AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #20
For 75 years, Israel has been targeted for terrorist attacks. Each war Israel has been in THEY WERE ATTACKED FIRST AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #25
Sheshe, my dear Hekate Apr 2024 #8
I know. sheshe2 Apr 2024 #11
Hamas's apocalyptic war is going as planned. betsuni Apr 2024 #10
I did many months ago. 🕯️🕊️💙🇮🇱🙁 Cha Apr 2024 #13
Uhh HandmaidsTaleUntold Apr 2024 #14
Your Attempt at Distraction from these Crimes Against Humanity by Fucking Butchers and Cha Apr 2024 #17
That's Not What Im Doing HandmaidsTaleUntold Apr 2024 #27
Yes. . .my people's blood is meaningless. We should just accept being killed, tortured, and taken hostage AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #19
This can't be true. As I have been told on threads: "I wouldn't trust Israel if they told me the sky is blue." AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #18
Why do you guys EndlessWire Apr 2024 #28
Because they are trying to Disract from the Forensic Cha Apr 2024 #29
There is no *if* in Hamas firing missles... Mossfern Apr 2024 #36
If you realize the "settlers " are wrong then you know questionseverything Apr 2024 #41
Hamas wants dead kids, and Israel is apparently happy to provide ExciteBike66 Apr 2024 #31
I don't support Hamas atreides1 Apr 2024 #32
Do you believe the same Mossfern Apr 2024 #38
How much does Hamas care about the lives of ordinary Gazans/Palestinians? keithbvadu2 Apr 2024 #37
Horrific mcar Apr 2024 #39
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