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Nye Bevan

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20. If Hamas moved their rockets and weapons away from schools, hospitals, and areas with civilians,

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 01:37 PM

Aug 2014

that would probably be a better way to reduce the civilian casualties.

Better yet, of course, would be to stop the rocket attacks altogether.

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If Israel is using the excuse of crude rockets from Gaza to slaughter thousands of Palestinians... [View all] whereisjustice Aug 2014 OP

So how do you stand on Syria's excuse for slaughtering hundreds of thousands? Agnosticsherbet Aug 2014 #1

Who is financing that and arming the rebels in Syria? malaise Aug 2014 #2

I can't wait until I catch up to your post cound Malaise, and I hear you loud and clear DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #3

Actually, my emperors are well dressed because it is raining in my neighborhood. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2014 #10

Pro-Likud propaganda. Maedhros Aug 2014 #14

If all the fake outrage we're seeing were sincere those who condemn Israel should have been Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #26

huh? G_j Aug 2014 #66

another day, right now our taxes are paying Israel, our "friend", to bomb children on the beach whereisjustice Aug 2014 #4

... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #5

THANKS for this. elleng Aug 2014 #7

There really is no need to conflate all of these awful situations. elleng Aug 2014 #6

Syria, Libya, and Egypt aren't democracies Hippo_Tron Aug 2014 #52

here's a thought backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #8

Here's a thought: Maedhros Aug 2014 #15

Gaza was handed to The palistinians backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #18

There's a little more history to the conflict than what you mention. Maedhros Aug 2014 #25

and Hamas isn't the poor innocent defenders backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #28

Of course Hamas is not innocent - I did not raise that straw man, you did. Maedhros Aug 2014 #33

and to make Hamas the victims is...moronic backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #36

But the children are the victims. Maedhros Aug 2014 #41

no..I just recognize reality backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #43

I expect Israel to behave like civilized human beings. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2014 #69

Thank you. The fact that Israel has been allowing it's settlers to ruin Palestinian lumpy Aug 2014 #48

There are no settlers in Gaza oberliner Aug 2014 #49

OK. So Israel has no aspirations to take over Gaza? lumpy Aug 2014 #54

Definitely not oberliner Aug 2014 #56

or Israel can stop spreading the seeds of oppression and violence whereisjustice Aug 2014 #16

Or Hamas could stop trying to kill people backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #44

And Israel would not be losing moral support from the bulk of humanity if they pulled in their lumpy Aug 2014 #50

Or Israel could stop, you know, actually killing innocent people by the hundreds. DanTex Aug 2014 #51

Who just killed 1,600+ malaise Aug 2014 #62

This is Hamas: onenote Aug 2014 #67

"as an excuse to kill as many Palestinians as possible" oberliner Aug 2014 #9

That's a good question... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #11

Systematically killing as many Palestinians as they can get away with? oberliner Aug 2014 #13

That's my question to you... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #32

Here are my thoughts oberliner Aug 2014 #34

Thank you for your reply... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #40

And thanks for yours oberliner Aug 2014 #42

They may not be... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #46

To maintain the Likud in power. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #55

Doubtful oberliner Aug 2014 #57

I don't know the speicifics, but I did know it was a coalition gov't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #58

That's basically right oberliner Aug 2014 #59

Israel using flechette shells in Gaza whereisjustice Aug 2014 #17

The munitions are not prohibited under international humanitarian law oberliner Aug 2014 #19

They do, however, undercut Israel's claim to be acting in such a way as to stranger81 Aug 2014 #21

Indeed it does oberliner Aug 2014 #23

what you meant was, "the legality of flechette munitions was upheld by the Israeli supreme court" whereisjustice Aug 2014 #22

No, I wrote what I meant oberliner Aug 2014 #24

"other rules of humanitarian law render their use in the Gaza Strip illegal" whereisjustice Aug 2014 #29

That is true oberliner Aug 2014 #37

nuclear weapons are not banned under humanitarian law whereisjustice Aug 2014 #31

They should be! oberliner Aug 2014 #38

Seriously, there is no moral equivalency to a body count. Rex Aug 2014 #12

If Hamas moved their rockets and weapons away from schools, hospitals, and areas with civilians, Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #20

Nothing that Hamas does justifies the killing of children by the Israelis. Maedhros Aug 2014 #27

Nothing that Israel does justifies the Hamas rocket attacks into Israeli civilians. former9thward Aug 2014 #45

True. Both Israel and Hamas are essentially engaged in terrorism and violence against civilians. DanTex Aug 2014 #53

Personally, I'm not convinced that Israel itself is behind the ladjf Aug 2014 #30

I have the same 2naSalit Aug 2014 #35

Baghdad Bob lives!! onenote Aug 2014 #68

0 Recs., false equivalency is hilarious. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #39

"false equivalency is hilarious" oberliner Aug 2014 #47

I don't believe that the Israeli government and military is trying to kill civilians. Vattel Aug 2014 #60

Hamas rockets are not a mortal threat to the state of Israel, but Arab and Palestinian Larkspur Aug 2014 #61

Interesting... the same PR strategy worked as we slaughtered in Iraq, the US public worked into a whereisjustice Aug 2014 #63

Iraq did nothing to the United States ever. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #64

And Israel has done nothing to the Palestinians ever? whereisjustice Aug 2014 #65