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15. K&R
Tue Aug 5, 2014, 01:42 AM
Aug 2014

It is uncivilized "Biblical" behavior. This is 2014 A.D., not 2014 B.C. Just because it happened in the Old Testament doesn't mean it's acceptable behavior by a people now.
How disgusting that their leaders would say these hateful things.

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THIS is genocidal [View all] bigtree Aug 2014 OP
More and more they're letting this idea slip out into the press NightWatcher Aug 2014 #1
link to the original article riverwalker Aug 2014 #2
Well, the more we hear the truth slipping out, the more it becomes clear that sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #3
It's time for the UN to step up. The old sheriff is dead. The American Empire rhett o rick Aug 2014 #5
Time to call political figures here on supporting the political and military systems in Israel Skidmore Aug 2014 #35
But, but Aerows Aug 2014 #4
True. But it's the people in charge of the guns. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #9
No it's not leftynyc Aug 2014 #34
Oh sure, what's happening is the result of our fellow peacenicks. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #42
So it's okay to lie? leftynyc Aug 2014 #43
YNet chose to publish it. Their slogan says it all. Ask them. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #44
You're spreading it leftynyc Aug 2014 #47
It NEEDS to be exposed for what it is.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #49
You might want to read this! atreides1 Aug 2014 #54
This Is Well Over The Line, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #6
+1 Lithos Aug 2014 #10
Excellent analysis -- as usual (n/t) Samantha Aug 2014 #13
thank you for that perspective bigtree Aug 2014 #14
+1 Well said JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #29
I've been saying that since Lewis Black pointed it out on the Daily Show. Initech Aug 2014 #45
Compared To An Ideal, Sir, Anything Actual Must Fall Far Short The Magistrate Aug 2014 #48
To be fair.... jberryhill Aug 2014 #7
This is sarcasm, right? KitSileya Aug 2014 #21
some days, I'm not so sure jberryhill Aug 2014 #24
They do. KitSileya Aug 2014 #27
Bullshit leftynyc Aug 2014 #36
I live in a country that was occupied for 5 years. KitSileya Aug 2014 #39
You can call the terrorist hamas leftynyc Aug 2014 #52
i assume you agree with the OP then? noiretextatique Aug 2014 #62
Don't even think about leftynyc Aug 2014 #64
I'm just curious. What constitutes a "very sophisticated" tunnel? DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2014 #50
And reinforce the tunnel leftynyc Aug 2014 #51
It's an unfair statement el scorcho Aug 2014 #8
What ever happened libodem Aug 2014 #12
Because NOLALady Aug 2014 #53
Of course... countryjake Aug 2014 #56
A very apt comparison, but just not in the direction he thought. The Second Stone Aug 2014 #11
K&R ReRe Aug 2014 #15
Yep. Can't we at least all agree that sticking to moral standards stranger81 Aug 2014 #46
Seriously. n/t ReRe Aug 2014 #55
The problem with Israel...... DeSwiss Aug 2014 #16
Hypocrisy is no shield n2doc Aug 2014 #33
I would agree..... DeSwiss Aug 2014 #41
Only one of many, many examples over the past month… regnaD kciN Aug 2014 #17
Can we call it genocide? I mean, truedelphi Aug 2014 #18
No. Genocide is a term best reserved for actions meeting the legal definition of genocide onenote Aug 2014 #26
Maybe we should reconsider Israel's fitness to control nuclear weapons. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #19
Do you think the US is fit to control nuclear weapons? onenote Aug 2014 #23
Right. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #28
Is this not the logic of sanctions against populations malaise Aug 2014 #20
I just said something similar in the thread on Clinton's funeral speech... countryjake Aug 2014 #22
One day people will wake up and see that the West has no saints either malaise Aug 2014 #25
many of us know that already and we are called "America Haters" m-lekktor Aug 2014 #30
This is not about Obama n/t malaise Aug 2014 #32
You damn right it is madokie Aug 2014 #31
Eiland's Nazi analogy will soon be decried by those who decry Nazi analogies, no doubt! alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #37
So Israel was supplying food during the fighting? hack89 Aug 2014 #38
You can think no one in Gaza is innocent and still not want a single one killed. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #40
Sarcasm, I hope. bunnies Aug 2014 #57
If you think no one in Gaza is innocent you are a racist Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #58
Chill. I did not say I believed that. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #59
Well it is racism, and the OP is correct that there are genocidal implications in his language Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #60
+1000 noiretextatique Aug 2014 #63
So basically... DeadLetterOffice Aug 2014 #61
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