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I don't understand the strategy of blowing up high rise buildings. Walleye May 2021 #1
It's called collective punishment, and is technically illegal... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #2
It's disgusting. State sponsored terrorism of their own people. Walleye May 2021 #3
Well the IDF claims that those buidlings house Hamas assets and therefore they are totodeinhere May 2021 #7
I would think they would send soldiers in. Not knock down the building Walleye May 2021 #10
Sending in ground troops would be widely regarded I think as a further escalation totodeinhere May 2021 #17
I'm sure you're right. But I always think there must be an answer to this thing Walleye May 2021 #21
I don't understand it.....but not about to play arm chair SOS PortTack May 2021 #4
Democrats are very divided on this IronLionZion May 2021 #5
It might be that PUBLICLY pushing Netanyahu would be counterproductive karynnj May 2021 #6
A so-called one state solution will never fly with a majority of Israeli politicians since most of totodeinhere May 2021 #8
completely agree, however, the majority is also against 2 states. karynnj May 2021 #15
I will read this more carefully later but you are saying that opposition to Netanyahu JI7 May 2021 #9
Israel has a very large number of parties karynnj May 2021 #14
It is not okay for Israel to continue blasting Gaza to with no concern for who is killed. Lonestarblue May 2021 #11
Calling ahead to evacuate buildings before strikes Mosby May 2021 #12
A whole HOUR BuddhaGirl May 2021 #13
It's more concern than Hamas is showing for Israeli civilians... N/T Jedi Guy May 2021 #16
So that makes it okay? Mysterian May 2021 #28
I don't really have an issue with blowing up an empty building. Jedi Guy May 2021 #29
I trust President Biden to make the right choice. N/T OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #18
How much of a warning did Hamas give before they started launching rockets? ripcord May 2021 #19
About a day, give or take... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #20
They didn't actually warn anyone EX500rider May 2021 #22
So your problem is specificity? Really? Give me an effing break... Humanist_Activist May 2021 #23
A non-specific warning is useless... EX500rider May 2021 #24
They don't have medium range guided missiles, or bombers etc. Humanist_Activist May 2021 #25
If they are at such a disadvanatage ripcord May 2021 #27
Why would the US take any action? Steelrolled May 2021 #26
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