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NutmegYankee

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11. I disagree. If Palestinians had followed Gandhi, they'd be a free state right now.
Wed May 21, 2025, 05:59 PM
May 21

Their decades long refusal to accept peace is what led them to this place.

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I think they expected the world to help Johnny2X2X May 21 #1
They thought wrong. MarineCombatEngineer May 21 #4
The people of Gaza Johnny2X2X May 21 #7
Oh, ok. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 21 #16
Why would the world help a genocidal organization who attempt to wipe out Jack Valentino May 21 #25
We kept attacking them even after the war was won, and we kept attacking them up until they surrendered. Lancero May 22 #27
Message auto-removed Name removed May 22 #36
It's also Iran trying to gain more power against Saudis JI7 May 21 #2
What did the Israel government think its decades of apartheid would lead to? ShadesOfBlue May 21 #3
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 21 #6
Kushner's luxury hotels in Gaza? Beastly Boy May 21 #10
He has a conveniently warped version of History. JohnSJ May 22 #34
I disagree. If Palestinians had followed Gandhi, they'd be a free state right now. NutmegYankee May 21 #11
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LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 21 #18
Oh fuck that noise! NutmegYankee May 21 #22
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"No evidence of rape.". Have you bothered to do. simple search? Use "atrocities of October 7" question everything May 22 #29
The Arabs in the disputed lands are a defeated people. Given the option for peace, they chose war, and lost. tritsofme May 21 #15
Are you rationalizing terrorism? JoseBalow May 21 #19
That's exactly what is being said. MarineCombatEngineer May 21 #23
He is also giving a very distorted history of the entire situation. JohnSJ May 22 #35
Ridiculous. PCIntern May 21 #21
"No Hamas before Israel made Gaza a prison?". Why not to a bit of basic search, starting with Wikipedia? question everything May 21 #26
I don't think Hamas cared. Irish_Dem May 21 #5
They expected sympathy and to be hailed as freedom fighters by sympathizers. nt LexVegas May 21 #8
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So, is that why the Middle East threw their lot in to help Israel against Iran's barrage of ballistic missiles? Lancero May 22 #28
No Hamas are GD Fucking Terrorists. Cha May 22 #31
I think they got more sympathy than they expected. Beastly Boy May 21 #14
Hamas Wanted Martyrs'.. and Made Sure Of It. Cha May 22 #32
They wanted to torpedo an Israeli-Saudi agreement. Also were counting on Hezbollah joining question everything May 21 #9
Yup. Thought this for a long time. Eko May 21 #20
Their attack Greg_In_SF May 21 #17
It came out this week that they wanted to stop the Israeli - applegrove May 22 #30
Both sides are filled with so much anger, hatred and vengefulness that logical justifications don't exist. LonePirate May 22 #33
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Why are you posting that? Celerity May 22 #38
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