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Israel/Palestine

Alamuti Lotus

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6. he is being misquoted, possibly also taken out of context

Reply to shaayecanaan (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:24 AM

Oct 2012

is the BBC anti-semetic? I forget, but it sure seems that way.

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Israeli Army Calculated Calorie Needs For Gazans To Stave Off Malnutrition During Blockade [View all] Purveyor Oct 2012 OP

a bit more detail on this azurnoir Oct 2012 #1

Document: Israel calculated calorie needs for embargoed Gazans bemildred Oct 2012 #2

It was never implemented. shira Oct 2012 #3

Some Israelis do indeed speak the truth. Great speech Miko Peled SESKATOW Oct 2012 #4

It must have been a translation error shaayecanaan Oct 2012 #5

he is being misquoted, possibly also taken out of context Alamuti Lotus Oct 2012 #6

+1. bemildred Oct 2012 #7

No one's claiming a translation error. There's zero evidence... shira Oct 2012 #8

well thanks for the input azurnoir Oct 2012 #9

Yes, there's zero evidence... shaayecanaan Oct 2012 #10

Weisglass had an idea. How do you know it was implemented? shira Oct 2012 #11

I agree, no evidence at all... shaayecanaan Oct 2012 #12

Nothing about controlling caloric intake there. Remember... shira Oct 2012 #16

ah that article was written after the Mavi Mamara incident that is forced Israel azurnoir Oct 2012 #17

It was just 2 months after. Palestinians in a refugee camp were laughing... shira Oct 2012 #18

A fair bit of the food aid was passing through the tunnels as well... shaayecanaan Oct 2012 #19

so goes life in I/P azurnoir Oct 2012 #20

once again with your solution to poverty and hunger post a picture and claim otherwise azurnoir Oct 2012 #13

The Red Cross should really take advantage of this shaayecanaan Oct 2012 #14

yep works everywhere azurnoir Oct 2012 #15

Rwanda doesn't have currently widespread issues with starvation oberliner Oct 2012 #22

according to the CIA World Fact Book azurnoir Oct 2012 #24

The headline in the OP is about malnutrition, not poverty oberliner Oct 2012 #28

you'd have to read the entire subthread to understand why that picture was posted azurnoir Oct 2012 #30

If there was starvation in Gaza, then surely you guys... shira Oct 2012 #31

if memory serves at that time (DU2) posting pictures in I/P was against the rules azurnoir Oct 2012 #32

IOW, there are no pictures. Because it's bullshit. shira Oct 2012 #33

still demonizing Carter eh? azurnoir Oct 2012 #34

Carter says they were starving. You say it's not about starvation. shira Oct 2012 #35

I think there are some myths about Gaza that ought to be dispelled oberliner Oct 2012 #37

Male echidnas have a four-headed penis shaayecanaan Oct 2012 #25

You introduced Rwanda into the conversation oberliner Oct 2012 #27

Sounds like something Bloomberg might try to implement in NYC oberliner Oct 2012 #21

actually the USDA averages are 2000-2500 calories per day azurnoir Oct 2012 #23

Not for females oberliner Oct 2012 #26

either way male or female the calculated calorie count is not out of line n/t azurnoir Oct 2012 #29

Agreed oberliner Oct 2012 #36