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In reply to the discussion: At least 10 civilians killed in Israeli airstrike [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)22. If Israel wants peace, it needs to remove its boot from the neck of the Palestinians.
Gaza is nothing more than an open air prison.
What fucking difference does it make? Ask the dead. There are many, many more dead Palestinians, including the 11 members of one family (five women, four kids) killed by the "we don't target civilians" Israelis with one rocket.
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If Israel wants peace, it needs to remove its boot from the neck of the Palestinians.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2012
#22
The Palestinians are getting the treatment they desire. They need to choose nonviolent resistance.
NutmegYankee
Nov 2012
#31
Yes, being offended by the killing of civilians makes me a terrorist-loving antisemite
Scootaloo
Nov 2012
#35
Alright. Cool. While I disagree with your earlier comment, you are not hypocritical in your stances
Puregonzo1188
Nov 2012
#51
by your logic, Iraq would have been fully justified in attacking U.S. territory & U.S. civilians...
Ken Burch
Nov 2012
#70
You have to seperate out the Iraqi Military from the insurgency that followed.
NutmegYankee
Nov 2012
#76
Would those rockets have been fired(and for the record, I oppose the Hamas use of rockets)
Ken Burch
Nov 2012
#66
How many Jewish people live in the Palestinian territories? Zero? no it's 350,000 in the West Bank
azurnoir
Nov 2012
#58
They DID kill civilians-intentionally by any standards..And I just call 'em as I see 'em
Boxerfan
Nov 2012
#5
Maybe if the Hamas terrorists would quit hiding their weapons in civilian neighborhoods
glacierbay
Nov 2012
#14
Can't we all agree that this is madness and that Israeli and Palestinian lives are equal.
hrmjustin
Nov 2012
#28
So is the total death total in the last two weeks over that of all those killed by rocket attacks
Puregonzo1188
Nov 2012
#38
I was referring to the ten civilians killed. And I know it shouldn't be a body count game, but when
Puregonzo1188
Nov 2012
#52
I suppose the question is, at what point can/should (if ever) Israel take action against the rocket
octothorpe
Nov 2012
#65
The same can be asked as to when the Palestinians can fight back against the oppression they suffer
Marrah_G
Nov 2012
#79
Very true, but is there anything to suggest that Israeli strategy is collective punishment?
octothorpe
Nov 2012
#67