Israel/Palestine

shira

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44. The topic is Israel's right to defend against rockets. If you have other questions....

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 08:48 PM

Nov 2012

...then feel free to ask.

BTW, what's your suggestion for Israel WRT defending its civilians from thousands of Hamas rockets?

Just curious.

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Hamas can do no wrong, Israel is EEEE-vil and can do no right. [View all] Archae Nov 2012 OP

They are both lead by war mongering idiots Drale Nov 2012 #1

+1 villager Nov 2012 #4

Please define "peace." aquart Nov 2012 #5

Peace that absents of violence between two states Drale Nov 2012 #6

Agreed. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #17

85% of Israelis are for the IDF operation right now.... shira Nov 2012 #21

The majority of Israelis wanted a Romney win. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #33

Yet 70% Of Americans Jews voted for Obama. I think they misunderstood Obama in Israel. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #39

That 70% is more than any other ethnic group too.... shira Nov 2012 #41

Republicans here have the misconception that American Jews are conservative. They are... hrmjustin Nov 2012 #49

30% could be right. For all I know shira pulled the 85% out of his/her backside. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #43

She is right about the 85% supporting the Bombing, but it drops to 30% when they ask about a ground hrmjustin Nov 2012 #48

Haaretz reports over 90% of Israeli Jews support attacks vs. Hamas. n/t shira Nov 2012 #50

All I can tell you is that I heard on cnn that the poll said the people support the action that they hrmjustin Nov 2012 #53

You're right too. I don't want a ground war either.... shira Nov 2012 #54

Obama says Israel has a right to defend themselves vs. Hamas as they're doing now... shira Nov 2012 #45

See post 33. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #57

For the record, I NEVER gave the USA, UK and NATO more slack than Israel on anything Ken Burch Nov 2012 #40

So how do you equate a military that is best WRT civilians to one... shira Nov 2012 #42

Exactly, it's the terrorist leaders on both sides that are the problem subsuelo Nov 2012 #20

Good and Evil is a matter of perspective! atreides1 Nov 2012 #2

I see Hamas as certainly an evil organization, but I see the leaders of Israel as teddy51 Nov 2012 #3

Aww, false equivalencies are so cute. aquart Nov 2012 #8

Yeah, just like they tried to save Turkish lives, when they boarded there teddy51 Nov 2012 #12

The attack on Gaza is not about trying to save Israeli lives Ken Burch Nov 2012 #18

So Israel has no right to stop Hamas militarily from shooting thousands of rockets. shira Nov 2012 #22

I have come to expect that when presented with a valid argument why Israel has R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #35

The topic is Israel's right to defend against rockets. If you have other questions.... shira Nov 2012 #44

My suggestion is that Israel stop acting like overlords who believe that they can defeat R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #58

My suggestion is that Hamas stop acting like spoiled children ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #70

If someone kicked you out of your house railsback Nov 2012 #7

And re-elect Hamas. aquart Nov 2012 #9

Hamas was not the elected government of Gaza azurnoir Nov 2012 #11

Nontruths help those that seek to spread confusion, doubt and hatred. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #36

So you would accept your fate. railsback Nov 2012 #15

It's really interesting. Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #76

Who got kicked out of their house? holdencaufield Nov 2012 #10

Bull effin' crap railsback Nov 2012 #14

You are right ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #16

I've read plenty railsback Nov 2012 #31

There are lots of writers ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #56

True, if you only read Zionist rags. railsback Nov 2012 #63

Yes, we can see what you read holdencaufield Nov 2012 #68

Absolute, unmitigated horse shit. nt COLGATE4 Nov 2012 #19

"...when did they start becoming Jews?" holdencaufield Nov 2012 #37

Interesting railsback Nov 2012 #51

'The only thing false is Israel.' King_David Nov 2012 #62

I don't see why you people complain about FOX. railsback Nov 2012 #64

"You People"? holdencaufield Nov 2012 #69

LoL, yeah railsback Nov 2012 #74

"You people ". ???? King_David Nov 2012 #75

Map of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #38

Seems like a large portion here at the DU railsback Nov 2012 #65

Oftenly, these same posters who are absolutely rabid Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #77

why are you using years old video's to supposedly 'inform' azurnoir Nov 2012 #13

Because this shit is still going on. Archae Nov 2012 #24

so that's why you chose 4 to 6 year old stuf to explain deaths (Palestinian) today azurnoir Nov 2012 #28

You realize that you're the only person saying "Hamas can do no wrong," right? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #52

This was Farfour the Mouse... shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #25

Farfour seems to have more fans here than in Gaza these days azurnoir Nov 2012 #26

Well, if Farfour wasn't fucked then shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #60

"Farfour is no more" holdencaufield Nov 2012 #55

Yes, Disney's lawyers rule the Gaza Strip with an iron fist... shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #59

It mortifies me somewhat unreadierLizard Nov 2012 #23

25+ Israelis killed by Hamas in the past few days? azurnoir Nov 2012 #27

An illuminating post... shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #30

well in all honesty azurnoir Nov 2012 #32

Yar... shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #46

yep azurnoir Nov 2012 #47

cool song... shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #61

even better thanks azurnoir Nov 2012 #66

Why doesn't Israel just agree to define the borders? DaniDubois Nov 2012 #29

This is about gentrification railsback Nov 2012 #34

Half of Israel are children too ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #67

"This one-sided outrage is really obscene." - holdencaufield, missing the irony, Nov. 2012 Scootaloo Nov 2012 #71

"This one-sided outrage is really obscene" Holdencaufield. Democracyinkind Nov 2012 #78

There is no dispute with respect to the Gaza border oberliner Nov 2012 #72

And this somehow justification for murdering people. aandegoons Nov 2012 #73