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... hlthe2b Jul 2014 #1
But to certain people it will always be the fault intaglio Jul 2014 #2
Do you consider Hamas leadership to be 'the oppressed?' appal_jack Jul 2014 #6
Hamas was elected fair and square by the people of Gaza Larkspur Jul 2014 #8
No they weren't Mosby Jul 2014 #18
Excellent point. nt appal_jack Jul 2014 #71
Sorry, but you have lost the propaganda war, drowned in the rivers of blood of innocents. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #9
Getting your own civilians killed does not confer moral high ground. appal_jack Jul 2014 #11
Larger Context? Squeezed and starved and controlled. How does that fit in to your picture? vanlassie Jul 2014 #13
Math don't lie, and of course a nation can do all kinds of things that a militia in a prison can not Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #14
"telegenically dead children"--he is a sociopath renate Jul 2014 #59
The moral failure lies in the theft of Palestine from the Arabs pscot Jul 2014 #19
Well, I can see where you're coming from. appal_jack Jul 2014 #25
Palestine was inhabited when the mandate was created in 1919 pscot Jul 2014 #31
I am recognizing historical forces. appal_jack Jul 2014 #32
are the Cherokee still captive on a reservation? G_j Jul 2014 #34
Can Natives have their land back? former9thward Jul 2014 #49
You mention the property lost by Jews in the Holocaust whathehell Jul 2014 #52
The Palestinians were allied with Hitler. former9thward Jul 2014 #53
that is absolute bullshite -and Nazi Germany did actively support the Jewish settlement in Palestine Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #58
That 's the problem with conquest pscot Jul 2014 #35
At this stage, the Talmud & the Koran are both window-dressing. appal_jack Jul 2014 #37
Ahhh, so Churchill was responsible for the deaths of Londoners in the Blitz intaglio Jul 2014 #20
This explains a lot of it: 7962 Jul 2014 #26
I found this of yours, 7962. RobertEarl Jul 2014 #43
Yes, and? I stand by my statement; no knock warrants need to go. 7962 Jul 2014 #44
Really? You don't get the dichotomy of your opinions? RobertEarl Jul 2014 #45
Actually, you're WRONG. Israel notified the people they were coming. The cops didnt. 7962 Jul 2014 #46
Of course they did RobertEarl Jul 2014 #48
IDF announces beforehand SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #54
I heard that they tell you RobertEarl Jul 2014 #61
The same was done to Lebanon. delrem Jul 2014 #41
The people from whom Hamas draw their membership are oppressed intaglio Jul 2014 #22
All Hamas has to do is stop firing rockets SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #55
All Israel has to do is to follow UN res 194 intaglio Jul 2014 #63
What is Israel's best weapon against Hamas? Avalux Jul 2014 #28
+1000 G_j Jul 2014 #33
+ Infinity, you nailed it, Avalux. n/t Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #60
Just stop, PLEASE! This horror requires all decent people to stop trying to turn us away sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #67
Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching savagery democrank Jul 2014 #3
K & R malaise Jul 2014 #4
Lots of tears. broiles Jul 2014 #24
"the orchestra of the Israeli war-machine starts its gruesome symphony again," Divernan Jul 2014 #5
Palestinian trail of tears... Rivers of Blood Years of Darkeness Billy Budd Jul 2014 #7
The author lost me when he asked if our President has a heart. Trust Buster Jul 2014 #10
I think we already know the answer to that G_j Jul 2014 #12
Why didn't he write a letter to the leaders of Hamas? hack89 Jul 2014 #15
We aren't claiming certainty about who shot down flight 17 even with overwhelming evidence yet we kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #16
Hamas released a statement celebrating the kidnapping. former9thward Jul 2014 #50
At first I felt that Hamas brought all of this on the Palestinian people MohRokTah Jul 2014 #17
Sadly, innocents die SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #56
I hope Kerry can work a miracle. This cannot continue. nt riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #21
If Hamas terrorists can keep the airport closed to international travel Mosby Jul 2014 #23
Israelis are getting a small taste of what it's like to be a Gazan. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #30
K&R NealK Jul 2014 #27
I did not see where he suggested Hamas stop firing rockets into Israel seveneyes Jul 2014 #29
Just because Hamas fires rockets into Israel justiceischeap Jul 2014 #36
Difference is Israel isnt targeting innocents SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #57
So those 4 kids that died on the beach in Gaza justiceischeap Jul 2014 #64
When you target a heavily civilian populated area you are targeting civilians, period. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #70
Hamas makes sure their targets SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #72
Hamas fired no rockets for 19 months, so stop trying to use that old excuse, no one is buying it sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #73
Not true. they were fired SnakeEyes Aug 2014 #74
The same doctor Gilbert that said 9-11 was justified? seveneyes Jul 2014 #38
But there's a common fallacy here... defacto7 Jul 2014 #40
the doctor is recounting his first hand experience G_j Jul 2014 #65
Yes, that's what I'm saying. defacto7 Jul 2014 #66
Oh yes G_j Jul 2014 #68
A-OK defacto7 Jul 2014 #69
I know there are a few.... defacto7 Jul 2014 #39
Kicking for the heroes. countryjake Jul 2014 #42
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2014 #47
Love, Peace and Shelter. littlemissmartypants littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #51
So far, 1/3rd of those killed in Gaza are children. Major Hogwash Jul 2014 #62
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