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74. Stop making excuses.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #64)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 02:10 PM

Jul 2014

These are atrocities being committed.

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Hamas 'Captures Israeli Soldier' Amid Shelling [View all] Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 OP

If...if it's true, Hamas just made a bad mistake. Rhinodawg Jul 2014 #1

Yep Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #3

The cheering Palestinians may not like what is about to happen. Rhinodawg Jul 2014 #7

Are the people on this thread openly supporting the murder of innocent Palestinians The Stranger Jul 2014 #14

Are the Palestinians openly supporting the capture of an Israeli soldier? JDPriestly Jul 2014 #22

And if Palestinian civilians DID cheer when an IDF soldier is captured or dies.......??? NickB79 Jul 2014 #26

All of it is objectionable to us.q JDPriestly Jul 2014 #28

Like all those fruitful peace negotiations that took place� regnaD kciN Jul 2014 #57

What do you prefer? JDPriestly Jul 2014 #62

You ignore the horrendous social injustices that are the root of discontent. Ash_F Jul 2014 #72

My ancestors openly cheered when they killed settlers that shot at them. JoeyT Jul 2014 #33

It isn't a question of "deserving." It's a question of making the most possible of a bad JDPriestly Jul 2014 #41

Holy fuck. The Stranger Jul 2014 #46

The point is to realize that everyone has some injustice they can JDPriestly Jul 2014 #64

Stop making excuses. The Stranger Jul 2014 #74

Answer the question. The Stranger Jul 2014 #45

I don't think anyone is supporting the killing of anyone. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #65

But they really are. They are enjoying the hellish retribution that the Israeli army will unleash The Stranger Jul 2014 #75

Yes. Iggo Jul 2014 #37

some of us are sick of BOTH SIDES Skittles Jul 2014 #48

Um, there've been cheering Israelis. Hissyspit Jul 2014 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author cerveza_gratis Jul 2014 #4

Why would the world object to an Israeli geek tragedy Jul 2014 #8

Oh? Last time Hamas captured an Israeli geek tragedy Jul 2014 #5

Taking prisoners of war is a bad strategy now? Recursion Jul 2014 #9

Not so much with Israel right now azurnoir Jul 2014 #13

Uh Israelis Cheered Bombings billhicks76 Jul 2014 #16

They don't have a more liberal leader because they are afraid for their lives. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #23

Maybe billhicks76 Jul 2014 #49

True. It's a parliamentary system, I think although I think JDPriestly Jul 2014 #63

Yeah, Israel will probably start killing their children now. Hissyspit Jul 2014 #54

What a Giant Clusterfluck lib87 Jul 2014 #2

+1. bemildred Jul 2014 #10

One Israeli soldier captured gets wall to wall media, hundreds of kids blown away gets 30 seconds. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #6

Right?! lib87 Jul 2014 #17

There are? Chemisse Jul 2014 #47

Funny How That Works billhicks76 Jul 2014 #18

Mourning for soldiers trained to kill and accept being killed as part of the job, but only passing Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #24

You do realize that military service is compulsory in Israel, right? NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #38

Israel created mandatory service, the nation is proud of it. The kid was a soldier, do you know he Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #39

The U.S. had compulsory military service too. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #42

Duh billhicks76 Jul 2014 #52

Actually, I wasn't even replying to you, so maybe you could come off attack mode for a minute. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #60

Yes indeed - so appaling that it is so prevalent here in DU -- n/t mazzarro Jul 2014 #25

I'm Suprised Actually billhicks76 Jul 2014 #55

Wars have uncertain outcomes, like competitive sports. nilesobek Jul 2014 #30

Hamas is a militia, Israel is a heavily armed nation, it is not a symmetrical game. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #32

Small, heavily armed nations have gone down before. nilesobek Jul 2014 #40

We were run out of town by a bunch of Afghan Hillbillies PeoViejo Jul 2014 #50

Meaning the Hamas militia could overwhelm Israel......please...... Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #58

? PeoViejo Jul 2014 #59

The soldier's name is Shaul Oron countryjake Jul 2014 #11

Hamas releases soldiers name Israel says he's one of the dead azurnoir Jul 2014 #12

IDF saying the captured Israeli soldier is dead may or may not be true red dog 1 Jul 2014 #15

Nailed It billhicks76 Jul 2014 #20

When will sane people on both sides take charge and negotiate and then enforce peace? JDPriestly Jul 2014 #21

sanity Steviehh Jul 2014 #66

It's war. The Israelis will probably take prisoners in order to have their own bargaining chip. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #19

The Israelis already have plenty of Palestinian prisoners. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #27

The Palestinians have a lot of public sympathy at this time. If they were to stop the rockets and JDPriestly Jul 2014 #31

The burden to make peace rests with the mighty. bravenak Jul 2014 #61

The Israelis are holding several million geek tragedy Jul 2014 #43

I hope he's treated humanely. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #29

Despite the sympathy for Hamas from DU unreadierLizard Jul 2014 #34

That's what I'm afraid of. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #35

The visceral hate unreadierLizard Jul 2014 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author cerveza_gratis Jul 2014 #44

Buying into racist narratives, hunh? Hissyspit Jul 2014 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #76

Oh, for chrissake... Hissyspit Jul 2014 #51

Be glad, Hamas, you're not fighting US Marines .... Shoonra Jul 2014 #67

could Egypt please!! open up some of their vast lands next to the gaza strip for a safe place? Sunlei Jul 2014 #68

Because, just like every other major player in the region, SQUEE Jul 2014 #69

country of Egypt thinks enough of the Pals to allow tunnels & those missile launchers into Gaza Sunlei Jul 2014 #70

The Saudis or Kuwaitis or even UAE could right this minute buy a SQUEE Jul 2014 #71

Bingo Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #73

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