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hack89

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13. If Hamas gets the ability to kill large numbers of Israeli civilians

Reply to anti partisan (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 08:48 AM

Jul 2014

it would be. The point is the present fighting is low on the lethality scale. As Hamas gets more effective weapons, the wars will become increasingly more and more lethal - and Gaza will suffer proportionately more.

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The blockade of Gaza should take place simultaneously with the ceasing of rockets into Israel. [View all] kelliekat44 Jul 2014 OP

Lifting the blockade as part of the cease fire is Hamas position. And morningfog Jul 2014 #1

Only with strict inspection by a neutral third party of all goods entering Gaza hack89 Jul 2014 #2

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So you want the next war to be the last war hack89 Jul 2014 #6

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Israel is fighting with one hand behind their back hack89 Jul 2014 #11

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If Hamas acquires the weapons you want them to have hack89 Jul 2014 #21

This is actually even worse than apartheid malaise Jul 2014 #17

Exactly ann--- Jul 2014 #27

Hamas has made it clear they won't hold to ANY cease fire Fozzledick Jul 2014 #3

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A fair fight would leave Gaza razed to the ground hack89 Jul 2014 #7

Unintentionally funny statement - "A fair right would leave Gaza razed to the ground" anti partisan Jul 2014 #9

If Hamas gets the ability to kill large numbers of Israeli civilians hack89 Jul 2014 #13

No, if it were truly "fair", Israel would suffer an equal amount as Gaza anti partisan Jul 2014 #16

And we know that Isreal will never let it get to that point hack89 Jul 2014 #20

What's the tangible benefit to fighting fair? Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #26

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Exactly!! Don't forget nukes too. anti partisan Jul 2014 #12

Had they put all that effort into importing food instead of rockets Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #18

A small MINORITY import rockets/materials to make them anti partisan Jul 2014 #19

Interesting = a lot of dead Palestinians hack89 Jul 2014 #14

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Once Hamas accepts the right of Israel to exist hack89 Jul 2014 #23

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Not if the elimination of Israel truly is their goal hack89 Jul 2014 #25

Only after Israel accepts the right of Palestinians to have a viable land and Larkspur Jul 2014 #29

Israel does accept that hack89 Jul 2014 #30

Yeah, let's just trust Hamas not to bring in more rockets. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #28