Israel strikes on Gaza kill 7, including senior militant

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13. Not a strawman, not even close

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You outright questioned the reporting, stating as fact that they are "not know for their accuracy". When asked to provide an example, you don't even try to produce one instance, instead leaning on a report involving pilfered medical supplies. I took issue with the assertion that one party has a problematic history regarding their accuracy. It's hard not to see that as directly questioning their honesty. I would say that finding clean hands in these issues is a fool's errand, however, Israel is vastly more powerful, and as such, has a responsibility to act with restraint as the potential degree of harm inflicted is far greater.

You are not biting because you have no answer. You've taken a lot of time to play the strawman card rather than just do a tiny bit of Googling and post up something, anything, as proof. I am 100% open to that. It would actually be good to have more facts to help form a more complete picture of events in the region. So, AGAIN, your original accuracy claim might be valid, but without any evidence, it comes across as an attempt to shield Israel from criticism. Bring up all the rants against HAMAS you like, not one of them renders any of the points I made about Israel's aggression against the Palestinians untrue. This isn't a black and white debate. Both sides can be flawed to varying degrees, except Israel has an immensely powerful military and U.S. funding and support. HAMAS barely has a fraction of that capability. HAMAS is far from a hero in this story, but Israel, thanks to the economic siege on Gaza and the constant displacement of people on the West Bank thanks to ongoing illegal settlements, just pours fuel on the fire.

But this is a much larger debate, and one you are clearly not interested in having.

I'll just close with this, if you are going to contend that a key element of a story is potentially inaccurate, be prepared to offer evidence for that assertion to bolster your position. That's really all this is about.