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Ilsa

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7. I suspect there are too many 18-20 year olds

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 07:57 PM

Oct 2025

running the daily operations of the IDF, not career soldiers. This may be the only authority they have over anyone for the rest of their lives, and they are exercising it poorly, just like ICE agents.

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The pro-genocide contingent celebrates shit like this with sick jokes Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #1

I was wondering what had transpired after they were abducted, yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #2

Horrible! calimary Oct 2025 #3

Thank God they were able ReRe Oct 2025 #17

Humanitarian aid. This just sucks. Evolve Dammit Oct 2025 #4

Imagine what they do to Palestinians! AloeVera Oct 2025 #5

"Welcome To Hell" AloeVera Oct 2025 #10

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I suspect there are too many 18-20 year olds Ilsa Oct 2025 #7

Did you really just say LuvLoogie Oct 2025 #16

Not at all. Young women serve in the IDF as well. Furthermore, Ilsa Oct 2025 #19

Forgetful Godot51 Oct 2025 #8

Thornburg should get the Nobel Peace Prize AverageOldGuy Oct 2025 #9

Yes. Yes she should. ☺️ 1WorldHope Oct 2025 #11

Yep! calimary Oct 2025 #18

More war crimes from the Israeli government...so not shocking JT45242 Oct 2025 #12

Fuck Bebe. 3Hotdogs Oct 2025 #13

But he was elected by Israelis many times over. nt Exp Oct 2025 #15

Sick! Sick! Sick! THE WORLD WILL NEVER FORGET THESE ATROCITIES. Exp Oct 2025 #14