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Gaza rocket fire kills Israelis [View all] Turborama Nov 2012 OP
Israelis trying to draw the US into a war with Iran with these attacks on Palestine. loudsue Nov 2012 #1
Yeh. And the Hamas attacks daily from Gaza are just for fun. HERVEPA Nov 2012 #2
Uhm you know the Palestinians started the missile attacks right? riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #3
You beat me to it glacierbay Nov 2012 #5
Let's see ... 1.65 million people ... earthside Nov 2012 #6
+10000 Dokkie Nov 2012 #41
Seriously. bunnies Nov 2012 #49
Not to mention "put on a diet". backscatter712 Nov 2012 #50
If any other country besides Israel was doing this... Hugabear Nov 2012 #62
None of what you have written here is true oberliner Nov 2012 #75
Maybe... dubient Nov 2012 #13
Note the shelling killed 13 other people, including 4 children. Ash_F Nov 2012 #21
ummm you do know that there was a ceasefire that Israel broke via a targeted assassination? azurnoir Nov 2012 #47
You couldn't be more wrong cpwm17 Nov 2012 #64
We all know what Americans would do if put under the same circumstances as Israel, King_David Nov 2012 #92
+1000000 nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #100
So all these people are racist? glacierbay Nov 2012 #99
Yes! And even the UK says Israel tortures Palestinian children. PerceptionManagement Nov 2012 #83
Ain't gonna happen glacierbay Nov 2012 #4
and Israel's targeted assassination after a cease had been brokered is???????? azurnoir Nov 2012 #48
"oh it also targeted a pregnant woman and a child" EX500rider Nov 2012 #52
oh so when it is Israel it's only oops azurnoir Nov 2012 #53
Define "near" Ash_F Nov 2012 #61
so this is an attack on Palestine? backwoodsbob Nov 2012 #7
well of course it is dlwickham Nov 2012 #24
Not true. I love Israel. It's their version of George Bush/Rumsfeld/Cheney that is in power there loudsue Nov 2012 #58
and Israel bombing Gaza? killing women and children is............? n/t azurnoir Nov 2012 #57
so Isreal bombs Palestine when not attacked and targets children? backwoodsbob Nov 2012 #68
Do you dispute that Israel is bombing Gaza? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #77
so you would agree backwoodsbob Nov 2012 #87
See, that wasn't so hard, now was it? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #95
Exactly. However, it won't work. With the realignment plethoro Nov 2012 #8
So you would just throw away one of our strongest allies in the ME glacierbay Nov 2012 #10
There's no American life or dollar worth it. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #14
So you would just allow the genocide of millions of Israelis? glacierbay Nov 2012 #18
Wow, hyperventilate much? "The genocide of millions of Israelis." Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #19
I admit it's a worse case scenario glacierbay Nov 2012 #20
Look, your angst about Palestine being the aggressor is not working Hutzpa Nov 2012 #27
Everyone has biases glacierbay Nov 2012 #28
Correction Hutzpa Nov 2012 #42
And just what the hell do you think Hamas is doing? glacierbay Nov 2012 #44
I'm all for finding an equitable solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict as well, BUT R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #67
RE: I'm all for finding an equitable solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict as well, BUT MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #69
What I always find so fascinating R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #70
The much lesser of two evils MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #71
Evil is still evil no matter hoe much the apologists dance for it. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #85
Right back at you. MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #88
And yet I am not an apologist for the Palestinians. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #90
Was there a Genocide of millions of whites when apartheid ended in South Africa? Ash_F Nov 2012 #23
We'll probably never know as I strongly believe glacierbay Nov 2012 #25
The US nor the rest of international community would allow the genocide of Israelis Ash_F Nov 2012 #26
Why don't you ask the Jewish People how well that worked out glacierbay Nov 2012 #29
All I am saying... Ash_F Nov 2012 #34
Fair enough glacierbay Nov 2012 #36
I don't think any Duers would wish harm on your family. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #38
I don't think so either. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #40
Passionate you are ... mallard Nov 2012 #74
Sorry glacierbay Nov 2012 #91
Looks good on paper ... mallard Nov 2012 #104
The only genocide I see is Israel's policy towards Gaza Hugabear Nov 2012 #30
And they're raining rockets back glacierbay Nov 2012 #32
It's not genocide, Hugabear Scootaloo Nov 2012 #79
what on Earth are you blatherinhg on about? azurnoir Nov 2012 #55
In my opinion, this particular ally has done plethoro Nov 2012 #15
This is an affair strictly between Israel and the Palestinians brentspeak Nov 2012 #35
We should be doing whatever it takes to get the two sides to sit down glacierbay Nov 2012 #39
Then I suggest you join the IDF brentspeak Nov 2012 #54
The US never has . nt King_David Nov 2012 #93
Is that the best you got? glacierbay Nov 2012 #102
Just like America drew the Nazis into the war by letting the Japanese attack Pear Harbor? Ian David Nov 2012 #16
I'm with you man. Real fishy to me right after the election??? God would have to come down and tell demlion Nov 2012 #43
Some headlines from Israel/Palestine that Americans don't see thanks to bias towards Israel Larkspur Nov 2012 #9
Good live video from Gaza (on generator power now) The Straight Story Nov 2012 #12
I was once sympathetic to Israel, but not for the last 50 years or so. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #11
Same here. Total reversal on my part......nft plethoro Nov 2012 #17
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #31
Thank you, glacierbay Nov 2012 #33
+1. COLGATE4 Nov 2012 #46
They consider themselves a nation; their oppressors don't. Funny that. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #37
If they were citizens of greater Israel... Ash_F Nov 2012 #56
That is NOT true, Palestinians have been there for thousands of years CrawlingChaos Nov 2012 #60
Palestinians did not exist until the 1960s? Hugabear Nov 2012 #63
Palestine declared independence from Greater Israel mrf901 Nov 2012 #72
Well, it took awhile searching through the responses before I found you Grumpy condoleeza Nov 2012 #73
thank you for your thought - on responses below we have three different people Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #80
Because finding three islamophobes on the internet is the easiest thing in the world Scootaloo Nov 2012 #81
Israel does not function as an ally in the sense that word is normally understood. The USA should byeya Nov 2012 #22
Gaza Twitter feed here - Hell Hath No Fury Nov 2012 #45
Yeah, I suggest the Israeli's................... johnq45 Nov 2012 #51
Talk about a scorched earth reelection campaign... Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #59
U.S. backs Israel on Gaza—including use of ground forces totodeinhere Nov 2012 #65
No doubt some of the more backward knuckle dragger's in Israel are trying to do a ramp up here nolabels Nov 2012 #86
I can't understand how people can defend Israel on this... 4bucksagallon Nov 2012 #66
It's heartwarming to see so much sympathy for the Israelis killed oberliner Nov 2012 #76
I seem to have missed your outpouring of sympathy for the 19 Palestinians killed prior Scootaloo Nov 2012 #78
There have been a lot more than 19 Palestinians killed oberliner Nov 2012 #82
So tragic that you can't bring yourself to mention them at all, apparently Scootaloo Nov 2012 #84
I feel compelled to step in here. cali Nov 2012 #89
+1 King_David Nov 2012 #94
Your experiences and mine differ greatly then, Cali Scootaloo Nov 2012 #96
Then do a search. And my experience goes far further back than 2011 cali Nov 2012 #97
This message was self-deleted by its author Scootaloo Nov 2012 #98
Again, our experiences differ Scootaloo Nov 2012 #105
Thank you for this oberliner Nov 2012 #101
Nothing Profound To Say DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #103
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