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In reply to the discussion: Might be surprised- Turns Out Hamas Likely Didn’t Kidnap and Kill the 3 Israeli Teens After All [View all]MrModerate
(9,753 posts)113. Yeah. Apparently, the IDF is the noble band of protectors . . .
While the Palestinians are terrorist vermin needing extermination. To think that this conflict could have been settled decades ago if the Israeli government didn't insist on continuing to steal land.
Sometimes I think the Israelis learned a different lesson from the Holocaust than the rest of us did.
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Might be surprised- Turns Out Hamas Likely Didn’t Kidnap and Kill the 3 Israeli Teens After All [View all]
bigtree
Jul 2014
OP
And so, who is scheduled to speak to this on Sunday News shows? I guess, no one. nt
kelliekat44
Jul 2014
#95
Exactly, if it hadn't been this incident it would have been another. I doubt they were going
A Simple Game
Jul 2014
#69
Israelis refer to "Cutting the Grass", equating slaying humanity with landscaping
BlueStreak
Jul 2014
#71
Didn't the Israeli government also have knowledge those poor kids were already dead?
Scootaloo
Jul 2014
#8
Yes, people that oppose Israel's unprovoked mass-murder against the Palestinians
cpwm17
Jul 2014
#17
Think about that a minute - just what would suffice as evidence? The only source for such
Flatulo
Jul 2014
#114
Not that it matters much, because the region is a powder keg that any spark will ignite...
BlueCheese
Jul 2014
#20
The article at first attempted to link the Gaza rocket firing to an Israeli invasion of Gaza....
George II
Jul 2014
#99
They've killed hundreds of children, shameful, criminal and anyone who even tries to defend
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#47
"First rocket fire in more than 19 months"? Bullshit. Nearly 200 attacks before July
7962
Jul 2014
#60
The article said 1st rocket fire in 19 months. Thats not true. Thats what I posted.
7962
Jul 2014
#82
The first rocket fired by Hamas in 19 months. And they had embraced the peace
Karmadillo
Jul 2014
#84
It is no coincidence that the Palestinians agreeing to a unity government in early June
cpwm17
Jul 2014
#51
That is it, in a nutshell, and some in his cabinet make Bibi look like Ghandi. n/t
Jefferson23
Jul 2014
#77
I figured it was not Hamas. Made no sense. Not sure why Israel has come clean now of all times.
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2014
#52
how do we know that? this look likes ifthar celebrations or something else quite innocuous
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2014
#72
you do know of course Israel kidnaps Palestinians all the time and are holding hundreds of them?
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2014
#83
oh that is ridiculous - when you take noncombatants away without any legal charge or any need to
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2014
#91
Anyone recall the Nazis' use of a false flag operation to justify invading Poland?
Divernan
Jul 2014
#75
it is implausible that any serious Israeli security personnel ever thought it was. They would know
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2014
#86