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COLGATE4

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52. Oh, I'm sure that this couldn't be the case.
Wed May 16, 2018, 04:52 PM
May 2018

The Egyptians have always had warm, brotherly relations with their Palestinian 'cousins'. (If necessary, )

Israel could have not slaughtered 50 unarmed protesters. Squinch May 2018 #1
Point of clarification. B2G May 2018 #2
Don't confuse him with the facts! Fozzledick May 2018 #5
Stop the bs blaming of dead victims and blame trump for moving... brush May 2018 #57
yes, sticks and stones MythosMaster May 2018 #33
And molotov cocktails, and explosive kites and B2G May 2018 #34
Did they fire first? Blue_Tires May 2018 #59
Oh, well then, the slaughter must have been justified, yeah? procon May 2018 #40
What would have happened if they had breached the fence? B2G May 2018 #41
Is there a distinction only in the numbers of civilians that Israeli soldiers procon May 2018 #44
Bibi is playing the same cards MythosMaster May 2018 #51
The children were armed, too? Blue_Tires May 2018 #60
True. Snackshack May 2018 #54
About time for some of this content to start appearing in the proper forum BannonsLiver May 2018 #3
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one May 2018 #29
Abso-fucking-lutely...nt SidDithers May 2018 #35
Maybe they learned something from the native Americans, Aborigines malaise May 2018 #4
The withdrawal from Gaza was stealing land? Really? Fozzledick May 2018 #7
They have the Palestinians MFM008 May 2018 #30
Interestingly, this article was written in 2014 wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #38
Well said. OnDoutside May 2018 #18
Help Malaise, POC want equal rights and we simply can't allow that to happen! ProudLib72 May 2018 #55
Basic human rights let alone civil, economic or social rights malaise May 2018 #56
Hamas is a CONSERVATIVE fundamentalist organization. Hortensis May 2018 #6
It seems to be it is always the Palestinians fault treestar May 2018 #8
Well said malaise May 2018 #9
What Israel wants is for the Palestinians to stop murdering them. Fozzledick May 2018 #10
This article is from 2014, by the way oberliner May 2018 #13
I saw it on the front page of today's Washington Post. Fozzledick May 2018 #15
I'm glad you posted it oberliner May 2018 #16
They also want the land that the Palestinians are living on or farming. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #17
The Palestinians want the Israelis to stop murdering them treestar May 2018 #19
I'd guess the Palestinians want the same from the Israelis.. whathehell May 2018 #27
You can choose to believe Israel wanted peace mythology May 2018 #37
They could have taken the state leftynyc May 2018 #11
Again, they could have cooperated fully or treestar May 2018 #20
Plenty of Jews were already there leftynyc May 2018 #25
Remember it was said that "Palestinians never miss an opportunity COLGATE4 May 2018 #53
Author is: Bill Clinton's Middle East peace negotiator and special assistant to President Obama oberliner May 2018 #12
So that means we agree with the author 100%? treestar May 2018 #21
Of course not oberliner May 2018 #23
Hamas' fault. B2G May 2018 #14
Don't know how it is proven, but that makes it OK treestar May 2018 #22
Hamas announced it oberliner May 2018 #24
That makes them fair game to shoot? HopeAgain May 2018 #26
Good question whathehell May 2018 #28
No oberliner May 2018 #32
No, it is not ALWAYS the Palestinians fault. MicaelS May 2018 #47
Hamas secretly infiltrated IDF and forced them to murder civilians. Wow. DanTex May 2018 #31
Hamas members are not civilians. nt hack89 May 2018 #36
Some of them are, of course. Just like some Likud members are civilians. DanTex May 2018 #43
Israel could have chosen two states and not enforced malaise May 2018 #39
One side does practice apartheid...but not the one you think. EX500rider May 2018 #58
OK, so imagine for a moment, Bettie May 2018 #61
More likely anyone Jewish would be killed in a day or two in Gaza EX500rider May 2018 #62
Right because in your mind Bettie May 2018 #63
Are their any Jewish people who can safely travel around Gaza? EX500rider May 2018 #64
Why would anyone be a tourist in a prison? Bettie May 2018 #66
How is it a prison when they share a border with Eygpt that Israel does not control? EX500rider May 2018 #67
Hey Fozzledick--try googling 'Map of shrinking Palestine' panader0 May 2018 #42
If you want them to "defy the oppressors" then start with COLGATE4 May 2018 #45
You mean THIS notorious fraud? Fozzledick May 2018 #46
Kinda weird that the land used to be called Palestine. panader0 May 2018 #49
It's a Latinization of "Land of the Philistines", Philistines being Hebrew for "foreign invaders". Fozzledick May 2018 #50
Doesn't Gaza share a border with Eygpt? That the Israeli's have no say over? EX500rider May 2018 #48
Oh, I'm sure that this couldn't be the case. COLGATE4 May 2018 #52
Just for contrast, here's a historically accurate map for comparison. Fozzledick May 2018 #65
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