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11. It is not okay for Israel to continue blasting Gaza to with no concern for who is killed.

Reply to Humanist_Activist (Original post)

Mon May 17, 2021, 02:10 PM

May 2021

Israel’s firepower is far greater than that of Hamas and they are using it to rain destruction on civilians and militants alike. The US gives Israel a lot of their arsenal. The current US stance of wait and see what happens disregards all the deaths of Palestinians, as if those people have no importance. How many people have to get killed before the US is willing to say enough?

Thomas Friedman has an excellent piece in the NYT about Netanyahu and his use of this conflict to blow up any chance of a new government being formed that would include Israeli Arabs for the first time and would cause him to lose his position. Netanyahu doesn’t care how many Palestinians he kills because he is power hungry and knows he can now stay in power until another election can be called.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/opinion/israel-netanyahu-hamas.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

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Blinken signals no immediate US press for Mideast cease-fire [View all] Humanist_Activist May 2021 OP

I don't understand the strategy of blowing up high rise buildings. Walleye May 2021 #1

It's called collective punishment, and is technically illegal... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #2

It's disgusting. State sponsored terrorism of their own people. Walleye May 2021 #3

Well the IDF claims that those buidlings house Hamas assets and therefore they are totodeinhere May 2021 #7

I would think they would send soldiers in. Not knock down the building Walleye May 2021 #10

Sending in ground troops would be widely regarded I think as a further escalation totodeinhere May 2021 #17

I'm sure you're right. But I always think there must be an answer to this thing Walleye May 2021 #21

I don't understand it.....but not about to play arm chair SOS PortTack May 2021 #4

Democrats are very divided on this IronLionZion May 2021 #5

It might be that PUBLICLY pushing Netanyahu would be counterproductive karynnj May 2021 #6

A so-called one state solution will never fly with a majority of Israeli politicians since most of totodeinhere May 2021 #8

completely agree, however, the majority is also against 2 states. karynnj May 2021 #15

I will read this more carefully later but you are saying that opposition to Netanyahu JI7 May 2021 #9

Israel has a very large number of parties karynnj May 2021 #14

It is not okay for Israel to continue blasting Gaza to with no concern for who is killed. Lonestarblue May 2021 #11

Calling ahead to evacuate buildings before strikes Mosby May 2021 #12

A whole HOUR BuddhaGirl May 2021 #13

It's more concern than Hamas is showing for Israeli civilians... N/T Jedi Guy May 2021 #16

So that makes it okay? Mysterian May 2021 #28

I don't really have an issue with blowing up an empty building. Jedi Guy May 2021 #29

I trust President Biden to make the right choice. N/T OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #18

How much of a warning did Hamas give before they started launching rockets? ripcord May 2021 #19

About a day, give or take... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #20

They didn't actually warn anyone EX500rider May 2021 #22

So your problem is specificity? Really? Give me an effing break... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #23

A non-specific warning is useless... EX500rider May 2021 #24

They don't have medium range guided missiles, or bombers etc. Humanist_Activist May 2021 #25

If they are at such a disadvanatage ripcord May 2021 #27

Why would the US take any action? Steelrolled May 2021 #26