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Israel/Palestine

shira

(30,109 posts)

5. Hamas' charter calls for the genocide of all Jews, so you have it backwards.

Reply to Larkspur (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 07:14 PM

Jul 2016

Israelis have been under constant assault since before 1948. They have a right to defend their civilians.

If the Palestinians want their own land, they could've had it long ago. Ask yourself why a desperate, downtrodden people keep rejecting an offer for their own state (free of occupation, settlements) over and over again.

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BDS is a war Israel can’t win [View all] R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 OP

Palestine’s great, existential, enduring problem is not Israel FBaggins Jul 2016 #1

Unfortunately, that is how the Palestinians have defined the conflict. aranthus Jul 2016 #9

Israel is doing to the Palestinians what America did to the Native Americans in the 19th century Larkspur Jul 2016 #2

You like to throw out that word genocide when you are totally wrong. 6chars Jul 2016 #3

Thank you for the astute analysis. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #4

Hamas' charter calls for the genocide of all Jews, so you have it backwards. shira Jul 2016 #5

One of several footnotes. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #6

Stanley Cohen, author of this piece for BDS, is a top defender & attorney for Hamas.... shira Jul 2016 #8

Stanley Cohen seems to be an interesting character. Little Tich Jul 2016 #10

Cohen is perfect for the racists at the Mondoweiss toilet. Supports murdering Jews... shira Jul 2016 #11

I was hoping you had something really juicy on Stanley Cohen - but apparently not, Little Tich Jul 2016 #14

Being a Hamas supporter of terrorism isn't enough? For real? shira Jul 2016 #15

In line with Stanley Cohen's support for terror, here's Mondoweiss Oct 2015.... shira Jul 2016 #13

It's deceptive to refer to him as Hamas' attorney FBaggins Jul 2016 #12

At least he's honest about one thing. aranthus Jul 2016 #7

More Mondoweiss crap , first they support Trump then Anne Coulter and now Cornell West King_David Jul 2016 #16