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13. with a lot of Americans, I think he gets a pass because he speaks good English

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 01:22 PM

Jul 2014

He sounds and looks like "one of us," so we don't judge him as harshly even though Palestinians are mostly about as much like us as average Israelis.

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NY TIMES: Israel bombs building where it urged Palestinians to take shelter [View all] yurbud Jul 2014 OP

That "senior Israeli military official" is a war criminal. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #1

Yes, war crimes. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #3

that's horrible samsingh Jul 2014 #2

somebody on Reddit bird-dogged it. yurbud Jul 2014 #5

it's plausible deniability censorship yurbud Jul 2014 #7

another example, G_j Jul 2014 #9

Troubling, if true. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #6

I don't know if this is the same building n2doc Jul 2014 #8

The Nazis did that to the Russians in Stalingrad AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #10

The UN Human Rights Commissioner said so today malaise Jul 2014 #17

what kind of goddamn bigtree Jul 2014 #12

Remember Folks..... Chasstev365 Jul 2014 #14

IDF leaders = war criminals blackspade Jul 2014 #15

I worry the willful disregard for human life libodem Jul 2014 #16

Questions about tactics? countryjake Jul 2014 #19