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NO! ISRAEL ALONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CIVILIAN DEATHS IN GAZA. BillZBubb Sep 2014 #1
Not exactly King_David Sep 2014 #4
Bull shit! Israel bombed them. No matter what you say. upaloopa Sep 2014 #6
That's not what international law says FBaggins Sep 2014 #8
And your source is? 4now Sep 2014 #10
The Geneva conventions for one. FBaggins Sep 2014 #20
So it is Israels fault when they do not move their population away from Hamas when Hamas launches LiberalArkie Sep 2014 #76
Lol... sure! FBaggins Sep 2014 #79
wouldn't IDF headquarters be a "valid military target"? It's in Tel Aviv azurnoir Sep 2014 #199
Excellent rebuttal. n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #84
Ummm...Israel does move their population away wercal Sep 2014 #161
Israel refused to evacuate Sderot when the residents asked for it. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #163
israel is not perfect wercal Sep 2014 #165
Nice piece of sports equipment you've got there... Scootaloo Sep 2014 #167
Talk to me Hamas quits deliberately killing civilians for sport wercal Sep 2014 #182
Hamas rockets can not be aimed so there is no "deliberate" anything the best you can azurnoir Sep 2014 #207
You're proving my point and don't even know it wercal Sep 2014 #211
what 'point' was that? That the word deliberate and/or targeted has little meaning re:Hamas rockets? azurnoir Sep 2014 #213
Lol King_David Sep 2014 #12
Glad you find the slaughter of civilians so funny Scootaloo Sep 2014 #102
Baloney. David, you are the King of Israeli propaganda! BillZBubb Sep 2014 #7
Great rebuttal King_David Sep 2014 #11
No. MFM008 Sep 2014 #14
Sounds balanced to me King_David Sep 2014 #17
Bibi + PNAC = daschess1987 Sep 2014 #106
You are intelligent Aerows Sep 2014 #186
So you don't have a problem with UN refusal to help save Palestinian lives? shira Sep 2014 #43
It goes beyond that FBaggins Sep 2014 #47
You're right, good call. Nice "pro" Palestinian views here BTW.... shira Sep 2014 #52
They had nowhere to go ann--- Sep 2014 #105
There are plenty of open areas in Gaza where fighting didn't occur. shira Sep 2014 #116
It's more cute that ann--- Sep 2014 #139
More right winged sources: Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #2
The video tells all. And here you are running interference... shira Sep 2014 #44
The sources are relevant as they depict an agenda that amounts to false claims, false Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #46
It's all on video. Deal with it. shira Sep 2014 #48
It's bullshit, and the full transcript, which your right wing source neglects to include is telling. Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #51
Yeah, it's in the transcript too. A reporter followed up & Ironside acknowledged..... shira Sep 2014 #53
Your spin is absurd, and I do hope this lawyer tries to use this horsehit manipulation of the role Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #54
You should've done the right thing from the start & condemned the UN..... shira Sep 2014 #57
Why do I hear echoes of Aerows Sep 2014 #86
People see & hear whatever they wish sometimes. shira Sep 2014 #89
"People see & hear whatever they wish sometimes" Aerows Sep 2014 #94
In between attempting to parse this Aerows Sep 2014 #205
Or, ann--- Sep 2014 #144
"Destroying your homes and children Aerows Sep 2014 #184
You're desperate, Shira ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2014 #179
Yes, another proud moment for the UN. n/t shira Sep 2014 #180
If you believe the UN is dedicated to the suffering of children Aerows Sep 2014 #183
Here's UNICEF Gaza calling on you for a donation.... shira Sep 2014 #188
Don't know what to say to you, but this seems apt as a rebuttal. Aerows Sep 2014 #206
Crickets. chirp chirp chirp Aerows Sep 2014 #185
Anyone who watches the video in your OP can tell it's been edited azurnoir Sep 2014 #209
The people who drop the bombs are responsible 4now Sep 2014 #3
See #8 FBaggins Sep 2014 #9
Actually Hamas is responsible , King_David Sep 2014 #21
Four arguments why you are wrong to absolve the IDF from the deaths: DetlefK Sep 2014 #32
The invasion was because of the rockets King_David Sep 2014 #36
How reliable is Israel investigating Israel? DetlefK Sep 2014 #37
So the UNHRC is more reliable ? King_David Sep 2014 #38
None of the four holds water FBaggins Sep 2014 #39
I'm not talking about legal responsibility. I'm talking about moral responsibility. DetlefK Sep 2014 #50
They're the same thing in this case. FBaggins Sep 2014 #59
Ah yes, this argument Scootaloo Sep 2014 #107
Question. Shaktimaan Sep 2014 #109
What international treaties is hamas party to, Shaktimaan? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #111
None of course. Shaktimaan Sep 2014 #112
Who would they be culpable to, exactly? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #113
The law Shaktimaan Sep 2014 #210
Ah yes. Legal = Morally Right Scootaloo Sep 2014 #103
There is a load of shit if I ever read it. upaloopa Sep 2014 #5
UN might have done more, but this isn't going to remove a smidgen of guilt from Israel... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #13
IYO King_David Sep 2014 #22
in World Opinion... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #23
I'm not disputing world opinion King_David Sep 2014 #26
according to Anne Bayefsky the author of this OP it's "Obama's obscene moral relativism" azurnoir Sep 2014 #24
Fox News ? King_David Sep 2014 #25
one of the publications the author of this OP writes for in fact she appears there quite frequently azurnoir Sep 2014 #27
You posted a Fox News excerpt King_David Sep 2014 #29
what part of the author of this OP writes for Fox and PowerLine escapes you? azurnoir Sep 2014 #64
You can post from whatever source you want King_David Sep 2014 #67
But you're taking Arutz Sheva seriously? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #108
I don't post Fox or Aruts Sheve King_David Sep 2014 #121
The OP article source is Arutz Sheva, word-for-word Scootaloo Sep 2014 #129
Did I post it ? King_David Sep 2014 #131
I just find it curious Scootaloo Sep 2014 #137
I never posted from Arutz Sheva King_David Sep 2014 #145
No, I'm pointing out that the OP source is Arutz Sheva Scootaloo Sep 2014 #150
Oki doki King_David Sep 2014 #151
So, can't even defend yourself? I guess Shira was wrong n/t Scootaloo Sep 2014 #154
Defend ? King_David Sep 2014 #159
Certainly. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #162
I seem very popular dude King_David Sep 2014 #175
...Well... you know, I guess I can't argue against that. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #177
Thanks for the good advice, King_David Sep 2014 #178
The UN might have or should have done more? shira Sep 2014 #41
I have a problem with the force that killed them--Israel hlthe2b Sep 2014 #42
So you have a problem with Israel, not the UN's refusal to help save Palestinians. shira Sep 2014 #45
the UN did not kill them. ISRAEL DID.. NO amount of deflecting will change that. hlthe2b Sep 2014 #49
The UN's job is to protect Palestinians. They refused when given the chance. shira Sep 2014 #55
Israel killed them and here you are defending/deflecting for them hlthe2b Sep 2014 #56
Only the Palestinians' worst enemies would defend the UN for refusing.... shira Sep 2014 #58
If it was 'the UN's job to protect Palestinians' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #138
I strongly suggest checking out the source here which is really not an organization but one person azurnoir Sep 2014 #15
No surprise. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #16
Ironside admitted on video UN refused to help evacuate.... shira Sep 2014 #40
There certainly is no sugar coating Bayefsky's claim of "Obama's obscene moral relativism" azurnoir Sep 2014 #60
You're still deflecting when the proper response to UNESCO's refusal.... shira Sep 2014 #61
Nope if the UN had acted differently it'd be UN helps terrorists escape IDF azurnoir Sep 2014 #62
With "friends" like you and the UN, Palestinians don't need enemies. n/t shira Sep 2014 #63
I guess the UN storing weapons for terrorists really did fall on its face? azurnoir Sep 2014 #65
Beyond all doubt, there is partial responsibility. Mao Shung Sep 2014 #18
Of course there is. The UN refused to save Palestinian lives given the opportunity.... shira Sep 2014 #19
The only people responsible for deaths by bombing are those who drop the bombs Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #28
Ridiculously untrue. FBaggins Sep 2014 #30
I can't think of a single example of what you say. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #31
That's not surprising FBaggins Sep 2014 #33
So you believe that Hamas had to respond to Israel with violence Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #34
"Should" wasn't part of the conversation. FBaggins Sep 2014 #35
Just noticed this nonsense. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #143
If I hit a busload full of children because I'm drunk Aerows Sep 2014 #66
Hamas bears most responsibility under IHL shira Sep 2014 #68
When a child throws a stone at you Aerows Sep 2014 #69
Israel bashers do NOT believe Israelis have a right to defend themselves.... shira Sep 2014 #70
I'm not sure if you are calling me an Israel basher Aerows Sep 2014 #71
I didn't. n/t shira Sep 2014 #72
Zionists believe massacre of children is self-defense Scootaloo Sep 2014 #110
Jews will defend themselves. I'm sorry you disagree. n/t shira Sep 2014 #115
Nine out of ten people killed were civilians. A quarter of those killed were children Scootaloo Sep 2014 #127
That's bullshit. You're making up numbers now to incite hatred. n/t shira Sep 2014 #135
Oh, now it's cool to just yell "bullshit"? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #147
No one, not even Hamas, claims 9 of 10 killed are civilian. n/t shira Sep 2014 #148
That's the ratio you get when 1,800 of 2,100 killed are civilians Scootaloo Sep 2014 #153
Same BS claims were made in 2009 with OCL, proven to be wrong.... shira Sep 2014 #155
"Israel says" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #157
Israel argued 1:1 ratio 5 years ago and they were right.... shira Sep 2014 #158
Is B'tselem an enemy of Israel? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #160
Hamas admitted those police were combatants. Nice try though... shira Sep 2014 #164
No, they didn't. And police are not combatants. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #166
I edited that last post but here you go... shira Sep 2014 #168
And police are not combatants. They are civilians. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #170
See #169 also. Argue with Hamas. They called them combatants, not me. shira Sep 2014 #171
Hamas plainly didn't Scootaloo Sep 2014 #173
They did & the numbers add up pretty close to the IDF's 709. n/t shira Sep 2014 #181
One more article where Hamas admits police were combatants... shira Sep 2014 #169
Except again, hamas is not saying that. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #172
Oh, Hamas DID say exactly that. You need to work on yr reading comprehension shira Sep 2014 #174
wrong analogy Mao Shung Sep 2014 #75
Not the wrong analogy. Aerows Sep 2014 #83
your analogy makes no sense. Mao Shung Sep 2014 #74
My analogy addressed that. Aerows Sep 2014 #85
What a stupid argument. bravenak Sep 2014 #73
all your facts are wrong Mao Shung Sep 2014 #77
I said ALL. bravenak Sep 2014 #91
So you don't have a problem with UN refusal to help save Palestinian lives? shira Sep 2014 #81
I support NOT bombing UN SHELTERS OR CIVILIANS WITH MY MONEY. bravenak Sep 2014 #93
You didn't answer the question. So presumably..... shira Sep 2014 #96
You just made that up. bravenak Sep 2014 #98
Interesting isn't it? GeoWilliam750 Sep 2014 #100
It's true. Your tax dollars (billions of US $$) go to the UN... shira Sep 2014 #117
Hyperbole. bravenak Sep 2014 #122
Hyperbole is your contribution in post #73 above. n/t shira Sep 2014 #123
Nope. bravenak Sep 2014 #146
Sorry, but Jews really do have a right to defend themselves from Hamas fascists.... shira Sep 2014 #149
Are you saying Jews = Israel? bravenak Sep 2014 #152
The Jews will defend themselves... shira Sep 2014 #156
So you are saying Jews equal Israel. bravenak Sep 2014 #192
I never see Israel's most hostile critics condemning any of Israel's..... shira Sep 2014 #193
I have a problem with rightwingers. bravenak Sep 2014 #194
If you're going to argue Israel is not synonymous with the Jews.... shira Sep 2014 #195
I find the Israel = The Jews argument to be dangerous. bravenak Sep 2014 #197
Well, Hamas wants the Jews dead. In Israel and outside of Israel... shira Sep 2014 #198
If Israel was just killing and fighting Hamas, I would agree. bravenak Sep 2014 #200
I think I've finally realized where I've heard this crap argument before. Aerows Sep 2014 #87
Exactly. bravenak Sep 2014 #90
We can always trust Arutz Sheva to be accurate... LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #78
Seriously, you too? Did you not see the video in the OP? shira Sep 2014 #80
Well Mao Shung Sep 2014 #82
wonder what was in the part of the video that was edited out? azurnoir Sep 2014 #88
Yet another load of shit. rateyes Sep 2014 #92
All the time, 24/7. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #95
Wow, another convincing, substantive argument. n/t shira Sep 2014 #97
I wasnt making an argument. I was rateyes Sep 2014 #99
One can't make a substantive argument against gibberish. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #101
No one here can reasonably defend UN refusal to help protect Gazans.... shira Sep 2014 #125
It's not immature to call bullshit, bullshit. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #128
It is when you're incapable of reasonably explaining WHY it's bullshit. n/t shira Sep 2014 #130
I can fully explain why it is bullshit. rateyes Sep 2014 #196
Sorry ann--- Sep 2014 #104
You support the UN refusing to protect Palestinians when given the opportunity? shira Sep 2014 #118
They had nowhere to go ann--- Sep 2014 #136
That's NOT what the UNICEF chief said in the video. You're making excuses. shira Sep 2014 #141
Doesn't matter what she is claiming ann--- Sep 2014 #142
FFS! how long do you think it takes to evacuate? intaglio Sep 2014 #114
The UN has complained before that Israel did NOT give them..... shira Sep 2014 #119
Given warning time NOT "ample" warning time intaglio Sep 2014 #120
The UN complained that Israel didn't warn or didn't give enuff time.... shira Sep 2014 #124
Well if the UN did not have enough time then attempting evacuation would have been foolish intaglio Sep 2014 #126
The UN refuses to help in the ethnic cleansing, so they're responsible for the Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #132
Ethnic cleansing? Shaktimaan Sep 2014 #212
How is it in UNRWA or UNICEF's mission to carry out the commands of military to scatter civilians? azurnoir Sep 2014 #214
Wrong- the UN did not deathrind Sep 2014 #133
It was admitted on video. Israel had a legit military target to strike.... shira Sep 2014 #134
No matter how you parse this issue deathrind Sep 2014 #140
You must be so proud of the UN for refusing to do their job shira Sep 2014 #176
Is it even possible for you... deathrind Sep 2014 #187
I don't see how it's possible to defend the UNICEF chief's statement.... shira Sep 2014 #189
First rule of any first responder is scene safety. deathrind Sep 2014 #190
You're assuming UN motive when that's not what was stated by UNICEF shira Sep 2014 #191
UNICEF and UN Peacekeepers are 2 very different things, Peacekeepers who aren't in Gaza are the ones azurnoir Sep 2014 #201
Israel could've refused to take in the UN peacekeepers..... shira Sep 2014 #202
No I would not have blamed Israel for UN Peacekeepers dieing in Syria azurnoir Sep 2014 #203
You'd be totally okay with Israel refusing to take UN peacekeepers in, yes? n/t shira Sep 2014 #204
actually that's up to Israel however all things considered azurnoir Sep 2014 #208
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