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I have an idea to stop the slaughterin Gaza (Original Post) yellowwoodII Jul 2014 OP
Israel would block his boat, plane or car from entering, morningfog Jul 2014 #1
A perfect storm of a post. nt. el_bryanto Jul 2014 #2
I think they still would. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #3
Gaza is completed blockaded magical thyme Jul 2014 #4
With God's will yellowwoodII Jul 2014 #5
Donkey? postulater Jul 2014 #6
'84 Renault?...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #10
Journalists and others are allowed to come and go Nevernose Jul 2014 #11
How did all the journalists get there? oberliner Jul 2014 #13
Any other war zones you want to send him to? brooklynite Jul 2014 #7
they'd drop bombs on his head RedstDem Jul 2014 #8
Should he go to Syria where far more people are dying? former9thward Jul 2014 #9
Yeah!! Send in Pope Photo-Op!!... SidDithers Jul 2014 #12
You missed the point yellowwoodII Jul 2014 #14

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
11. Journalists and others are allowed to come and go
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 09:30 AM
Jul 2014

As are UN workers, EU observers, charity workers, and others. It's all at the whim of the two countries that control the border, obviously, but the pope could probably get in.

How would his safety be guaranteed exactly? Either from the Israeli shelling or the people -- Islamic Jihad -- that even Hamas calls terrorists?

 

RedstDem

(1,239 posts)
8. they'd drop bombs on his head
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 09:27 AM
Jul 2014

He wouldn't last long, target on his head from the minute he set foot there.

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
12. Yeah!! Send in Pope Photo-Op!!...
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 09:32 AM
Jul 2014

'Cause I'm sure that the Jews and Muslims that are killing each other will suddenly love one another if a Catholic tells 'em to.



Sid

yellowwoodII

(616 posts)
14. You missed the point
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 10:49 AM
Jul 2014

Who would dare to bomb the Pope? I remember that people who really cared would put their bodies on the line in the South during Civil Rights events. Martin Luther King gave his life. It would certainly affect the situation if he cared enough to take a chance,

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