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BEIT LAHIA, GAZA STRIPSaying theyve begun to reevaluate their stance as the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence has escalated, hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip told reporters Friday they are starting to have mixed feelings about Hamas using them and their loved ones as human shields. At this point, I have to say Im pretty much on the fence about having militants strategically store their missile batteries in and around my home, which Israel will almost certainly want to bomb, said Azzam al-Salhi, explaining that, while hes always understood Hamas reliance on guerilla tactics to perpetuate the decades-long fight against Israel, he has recently soured on the idea of going to bed every night facing the real prospect of being incinerated by an Israeli airstrike intended for a Hamas arms cache. When I think about it, I guess Id go so far as to say that I dont completely enjoy how this is being done entirely without my consent. And Im not crazy about the fact that Hamas is actually okay with me dying as long as it fuels both resentment toward Israel and support for the party. If Im being honest, I dont like that part at all. But then, sometimes I put myself in Hamas shoes, and I guess I sort of appreciate where theyre coming from, so its tough. Of course, my kids hate ittheyve actually told me that a couple of times. Oh, well, I guess Ill give it a couple more weeks and see how I feel about it then. At press time, sources confirmed an inbound missile was about to solidify thousands of Palestinians opinions on the tactic.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/palestinians-starting-to-have-mixed-feelings-about,36497/
The Onion gets it. The pro-Hamas folks i here don't. What does that tell you.
Here comes an alert in 5,4,3,2,1
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Calling people 'pro-Hamas'?
arcane1
(38,613 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)human shields? And the number of people here who are "pro-Hamas" is vanishingly small.
aquart
(69,014 posts)Right?
Enrique
(27,461 posts)when it's used to further someone's agenda, it becomes suddenly totally not funny.