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In reply to the discussion: Israel brutally killed at least 17,400 children in Gaza. How can anyone defend that? [View all]
malaise
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Israel brutally killed at least 17,400 children in Gaza. How can anyone defend that? [View all]
HereForTheParty
Feb 2025
OP
In your post denying anyone was defending Israel's bombing of children, you did exactly that.
Ms. Toad
Feb 2025
#69
Thank-you, that is exactly right. Hamas owns this tragedy. If they didn't do October 7, this would have never happened
JohnSJ
Feb 2025
#80
And those children would be alive today if Israel has not bombed civilian targets in Gaza.
Ms. Toad
Feb 2025
#83
Lack of any comments by the OP. Just throwing a flame and then moved to other areas
question everything
Feb 2025
#68
Are you willing to acknowledge that Israel has culpability in this "war?"
Big Blue Marble
Feb 2025
#20
Are you willing to acknowledge that the culpability for starting the war is on Hamas?
Beastly Boy
Feb 2025
#23
Nearly half of the current population hadn't been born yet when "they voted for Hamas".
Mariana
Feb 2025
#17
Why stop there? Let's eliminate just one other bullshit rationalization, OK?
Beastly Boy
Feb 2025
#34
When you violate a cease fire by crossing the international border, massacring 1000 civilians on the other side,
Beastly Boy
Feb 2025
#22
And Israel was breaking international law by continuing to expand their settlements
EdmondDantes_
Feb 2025
#24
That argument cannot be made: the fact is the covert operations didn't restart the war. Hamas attack on Israel did.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2025
#47
Yes it is. So is jaywalking. Neither constitutes violaion unless it disregards the specific terms of the agreement.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2025
#90
As someone who rec'd the post, I must point out that its premise has been taken completely out of context.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2025
#39
IDF: Captors of Bibas children 'brutally murdered them with their bare hands'
question everything
Feb 2025
#42
Did you bother to read? Yes, IDF spokespeople. And their father was notified and saw the unspeakable
question everything
Feb 2025
#51
Any person of basic decency cannot. However, the AIPAC type peoples, the Fundies and MAGAs accept any talking point to
artemisia1
Feb 2025
#40
Curious why the OP just threw a flaming comment, and never bothered to respond
question everything
Feb 2025
#67