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Israel/Palestine

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Tue Nov 20, 2012, 05:53 PM Nov 2012

Gaza's Victims Too Young To Understand, But Not To Die [View all]

(CNN) -- On Monday, the team of grave diggers at Shaikh Radwan Cemetery in Gaza City prepared 15 graves, their busiest morning yet. And they're preparing for more.

One of the slots was for 5-year-old Yusif Al-Dalou. He and eight members of his family were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on their home.

Their bodies were carried through the street to the sound of gunfire under Hamas banners to the cemetery.

After the crowd left and the chanting stopped, friends and relatives prayed quietly.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/19/world/meast/gaza-scene/

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Gaza's Victims Too Young To Understand, But Not To Die [View all] Purveyor Nov 2012 OP

neverending war SariesNightly Nov 2012 #1

Livelihoods and our 'dependents' depend on these 'wars'. They have nothing else to sucker the US Purveyor Nov 2012 #2

Wow the tinfoil hat is on rather tightly oberliner Nov 2012 #4

Cutting to close to the 'bone', eh? So you pull out the ole 'tinfoil' bullshit. Carry on... Purveyor Nov 2012 #6

"I laugh at you" holdencaufield Nov 2012 #7

Posting pics of your family members again, eh? Do he resemble you? eom Purveyor Nov 2012 #9

Oh my where did you get that pic? hrmjustin Nov 2012 #10

At a family reunion ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #13

No I just thought it was some really weird stuff oberliner Nov 2012 #20

Innocents... TeeYiYi Nov 2012 #3

Awful that so many children have been killed oberliner Nov 2012 #5

Israeli children are victims too ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #8

Yes they count. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #11

Glad to hear that. holdencaufield Nov 2012 #12

I am against bombs falling on all people. I see the pictures of both sides with the look of terror. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #14

Of course there's a better way ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #15

A better way is for.......... kayecy Nov 2012 #16

Daily rocket attacks on your partners ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #17

Yup...So are blockades and settlements...... kayecy Nov 2012 #18

You said you're against Israel's right to defend against Hamas... shira Nov 2012 #19

Neither Hamas nor Israel are prepared to negotiate peace with the other...... kayecy Nov 2012 #21