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Intractable

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53. We all knew Hamas consisted of vicious savages.
Fri May 15, 2026, 07:43 PM
2 hrs ago

For me, the shock was learning that Israelis, such as settlers and IDF soldiers, can be as bad.

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The Truth About Hamas [View all] question everything 21 hrs ago OP
The Civil Commission's Report on Oct 7th Sexual Violence - Silenced NO More Behind the Aegis 21 hrs ago #1
i've seen a lot of ppl say kristoff's OPINION piece mopinko 13 hrs ago #2
Hamas atrocities were documented by themselves. Using cell phones of victims and question everything 10 hrs ago #3
who can forget? lots of ppl. mopinko 10 hrs ago #4
Absolutely! Mossfern 7 hrs ago #9
they were absolutely ready. the campus protests smelled funny to me at the time. mopinko 7 hrs ago #13
It was definitely planned to get Trump back in the WH. yardwork 30 min ago #58
They had the protestors ready to go the next day mcar 7 hrs ago #16
and they sure did. mopinko 7 hrs ago #17
We sure are mcar 7 hrs ago #18
ya know, i was a mod here back on the day. mopinko 7 hrs ago #20
Yes! The whataboutism is strong. Behind the Aegis 6 hrs ago #38
As shown on this very thread mcar 6 hrs ago #39
K&R betsuni 10 hrs ago #5
Yes. Hamas committed sexual atrocities Oct 7. harumph 9 hrs ago #6
Reasonable people shouldn't dispute the atrocities of Oct 7 sarisataka 8 hrs ago #8
I see more deniers of atrocities by and apologists for Israel than apologists for the atrocities of Hamas at DU. PufPuf23 7 hrs ago #29
I have seen the opposite sarisataka 4 hrs ago #45
You need new glasses, PufPuf23 2 hrs ago #48
I see just fine, you can see in this thread where some cannot bring themselves to speak ill of Hamas sarisataka 2 hrs ago #51
I am saying antisemitism is real and has been boosted on steroids by Israel's response to Oct 7. PufPuf23 1 hr ago #56
I can concur with that observation. In fact there were posts pushing Democracy Now's Jeremy Scahill lostincalifornia 1 hr ago #54
u have it backwards. mopinko 7 hrs ago #12
If that is the case, then it's very bad journo. harumph 7 hrs ago #19
i mean, who here trusts the nyt these days? mopinko 7 hrs ago #21
K&R Solly Mack 9 hrs ago #7
The truth about Israel. - 78 years of ethnic cleansing malaise 7 hrs ago #10
Are you saying Mossfern 7 hrs ago #11
Answer that re Gaza, Lebanon or the West Bank malaise 7 hrs ago #30
I've seen lots of condemnation Mossfern 4 hrs ago #43
propaganda. mopinko 7 hrs ago #15
I literally had a poster here tell me Rob H. 7 hrs ago #24
Yes indeed malaise 7 hrs ago #28
Imagine if someone said they didn't want to hear what happened before Oct 8th. AloeVera 3 hrs ago #47
Watch this also: Nabka Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel's Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience Nanjeanne 7 hrs ago #33
Kick malaise 6 hrs ago #35
Time dulls horrific reality - as does Jew hate mcar 7 hrs ago #14
agree. mopinko 7 hrs ago #22
It is. nt mcar 7 hrs ago #25
Big difference between malaise 6 hrs ago #36
Tell this to all the Jews who were harassed on campus, on their way to synagogues, on the NY rail question everything 1 hr ago #55
I still can't get over Hamas terrorists praised as "freedom fighters." betsuni 6 hrs ago #40
Mandela-like, they were mcar 6 hrs ago #41
Didn't happen in a vacuum Blue Full Moon 7 hrs ago #23
So does that mean the acts of Oct 7 are justified sarisataka 7 hrs ago #26
The conflict in Gaza has been the deadlier for Palestinian journalists there Rob H. 7 hrs ago #27
and many of them have turned out to b hamas operatives, mopinko 7 hrs ago #31
According to the IDF Rob H. 2 hrs ago #52
A good read here malaise 7 hrs ago #32
Again .... Mossfern 4 hrs ago #44
I believe the continued silence sarisataka 4 hrs ago #46
Sadly Mossfern 1 hr ago #57
IDF Angels celebrating the harm and death of innocent Palestinians. PufPuf23 2 hrs ago #50
I don't know why it is so hard for some to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas AND the IDF at the same time. Fil1957 6 hrs ago #34
There are at least a few posters on DU, who, even at this late date, Rob H. 6 hrs ago #37
No matter how you slice it, there are no "good guys" here. nt Buns_of_Fire 6 hrs ago #42
Yep. Neither side has clean hands EdmondDantes_ 10 min ago #59
Two wrongs have never made a right. It is possible, and I think necessary, for any person of integrity to condemn both artemisia1 2 hrs ago #49
We all knew Hamas consisted of vicious savages. Intractable 2 hrs ago #53
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