Reply #2: The tradition is that victims are victims regardless of ethnicity...

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A tradition that I've been saddened to find some here don't hold dear to their hearts....

Point by tedious point:

does one really have to remind anyone that if the palestenains didnt shoot at israelis from behind civilians in gaza israel wouldnt be shooing at them?.....

Since when has yr OPINION been relevant information? There is no justification for attacks on civilians, and despite the belief in some circles, that applies to both Israelis as well as Palestinians...

and starving?...what happen to Egypt and Rafah?...or the fact that the tax revenues that israel is holding is willing to convert into medical supplies or all those brand new guns that we now see in gaza and the west bank.

Again, nothing but personal opinion rather than relevent facts. Rafah has been discussed to death. I've also posted information (as opposed to opinion) where an Israeli official states that the Israeli govt understands the importance of Karni being open. Would you like me to link to it yet again for you? And since when have Palestinian children had the magical power not possessed by other children to eat medical supplies and guns?

and of course we have the Hamas recognizing the 67 borders..this week..or was that last week or sometimes its a truce for 50 years, sometimes its not....

And that sort of attitude displays to me what I consider to be the extreme stances taken on the conflict. Depending on what side one takes, some work from the assumption that their side is upfront and totally trustworthy, but anything the other side says or does is to be pooh-poohed as not to be taken seriously, unless of course it's threats of attacks...

if its the children that hamas is worried about, let them start by not trying to kill israeli children in sederot....it would be a reasonable reaction to israel pulling out of gaza...but that too is not in the article.....

Can you point me to where Hamas has stated its intention is to kill Israeli children in Sederot? And yet again, I'm finding the habit of blaming the Palestinians for Israeli attacks to be morally bankrupt...