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SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
82. Ditto.
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 11:22 PM
Nov 2012

...lots of comments, sides, opinions.

But you said what I think, when will the WORLD say enough is enough?

...both sides are idiots and will not settle it themselves.

Palestinian dead don't matter as much as Israeli dead, so nevermind. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #1
No they matter a lot more. iandhr Nov 2012 #4
well... ensemble Nov 2012 #6
Don't bother. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #13
That does it@! parkia00 Nov 2012 #84
How many Israelis did those 5,000 missiles kill? Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #7
What fucking difference does it make how many Israelis' glacierbay Nov 2012 #11
If Israel wants peace, it needs to remove its boot from the neck of the Palestinians. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #22
If the Palestinians want peace glacierbay Nov 2012 #26
I feel bad for those three (3) dead Israelis. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #30
The Palestinians are getting the treatment they desire. They need to choose nonviolent resistance. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #31
Yes, those dead kids were just begging to be bombed Scootaloo Nov 2012 #33
Ah, the Pro-terrorist faction rears it's ugly head. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #34
Yes, being offended by the killing of civilians makes me a terrorist-loving antisemite Scootaloo Nov 2012 #35
I was responding in kind. Perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to namecall. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #37
You can't even keep your argument straight Scootaloo Nov 2012 #43
Nothing inconsistent there. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #46
And both sides in this are EQUALLY WRONG to use violence. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #73
I don't want violence from either party NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #74
If you condemn violence, you have to condemn the Israeli attacks as well. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #75
You have to be logical and fair though. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #77
So you actively support Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions then? Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #41
If that's what it takes to get a free Palestinian state, yes. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #47
Alright. Cool. While I disagree with your earlier comment, you are not hypocritical in your stances Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #51
Excuse me...not ALL Palestinians desire this. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #68
I was referring to their government. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #69
by your logic, Iraq would have been fully justified in attacking U.S. territory & U.S. civilians... Ken Burch Nov 2012 #70
They never did because they didn't have the means to NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #71
"undoubtably"? Ken Burch Nov 2012 #72
You have to seperate out the Iraqi Military from the insurgency that followed. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #76
+1000000000000 glacierbay Nov 2012 #8
I think world leaders have been supportive. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Scootaloo Nov 2012 #32
Would those rockets have been fired(and for the record, I oppose the Hamas use of rockets) Ken Burch Nov 2012 #66
Won't get flack from me. Israel is an apartheid state. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #2
"Israel is an apartheid state" EX500rider Nov 2012 #54
How many Jewish people live in the Palestinian territories? Zero? no it's 350,000 in the West Bank azurnoir Nov 2012 #58
Yeah not the parts under Israeli control EX500rider Nov 2012 #59
oh so that make it aokay I see azurnoir Nov 2012 #60
Maybe I'm missing something here but why would any Israeli want to snappyturtle Nov 2012 #81
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #3
They DID kill civilians-intentionally by any standards..And I just call 'em as I see 'em Boxerfan Nov 2012 #5
No, Israel generally doesn't intentionally kill civilians. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #10
Maybe if the Hamas terrorists would quit hiding their weapons in civilian neighborhoods glacierbay Nov 2012 #14
Thats it ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author glacierbay Nov 2012 #18
I never said such a thing. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #19
Fair enough glacierbay Nov 2012 #21
They were terrorists disguised as children - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #48
Please stop with the anti-semite nonsense. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #15
Eh, that is almost the only argument some have left.. Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #23
The hidden post didn't mention anti-semitism oberliner Nov 2012 #61
Actually, yes it did--front and center no less Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #83
Stunningly disingenuous bullshit.. *nt Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #20
Borrowed this from another thread.. Boxerfan Nov 2012 #9
sorta like the US killing civilians with drones in Pakistan nt msongs Nov 2012 #12
Obviously the fugitives would not be in those residences. David__77 Nov 2012 #17
Netanyahu= baby killer Welcome_hubby Nov 2012 #24
Hamas=terrorists. glacierbay Nov 2012 #25
did the baby bomb somebody? fascisthunter Nov 2012 #42
Actually, I would say Hamas are war criminals not terrorists. Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #44
same as Israel fascisthunter Nov 2012 #63
Agreed 100%. Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #88
Can't we all agree that this is madness and that Israeli and Palestinian lives are equal. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #28
Most of us seem to be saying exactly that Scootaloo Nov 2012 #36
I agree. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #39
+10000000 nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #80
Not if your a US Senator. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #86
What i dont get is why doesnt Israel let the Palestinians be? darkangel218 Nov 2012 #29
Hamas doesn't want a 2 state solution. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #40
Do the Palestinians have their own military? darkangel218 Nov 2012 #45
Hamas has three wings: military, political, and social NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #49
Thank you for explaining me, Nutmeg darkangel218 Nov 2012 #56
Hamas is one faction within Palestinian politics Ken Burch Nov 2012 #78
So is the total death total in the last two weeks over that of all those killed by rocket attacks Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #38
Generally a ceasefire means no firing on the other party. NutmegYankee Nov 2012 #50
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
Not really, war doesn't try to make it even.. EX500rider Nov 2012 #57
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
Ditto. SoapBox Nov 2012 #82
You won't get flack from me appleannie1 Nov 2012 #53
I believe i saw this happen live on one of the streams JesterCS Nov 2012 #55
I find it disgusting that anyone in this thread is defending either side Marrah_G Nov 2012 #62
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #85
+1 Daniel537 Nov 2012 #87
Collective punishment is wrong. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #64
Very true, but is there anything to suggest that Israeli strategy is collective punishment? octothorpe Nov 2012 #67
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