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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 04:55 PM Nov 2012

Hamas: Jews will think twice before attacking Iran [View all]

Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar said Saturday that after Hamas' rain of rocket fire that reached as far as Tel Aviv and paralyzed swathes of southern Israel, "the Jews will think twice before" attacking Iran.

"We have no choice but to continue to bring in weapons by all possible means," he said, adding that he expected Tehran would "increase its military and financial support to Hamas."

"We have a right to take money and weapons from Iran. They (Iran) give to us for the sake of God, no conditions attached, and I am a witness to that," Zahar told reporters.

"If they don't like it, let them compete with Iran in giving us weapons and money," he said in an apparent jab at the Gulf states.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4311107,00.html

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but I thought it was the Israelis and not the Jews dlwickham Nov 2012 #1
Hamas leadership hasn't gotten that memo oberliner Nov 2012 #2
so this was announced in English I take it? azurnoir Nov 2012 #3
Here's the Ma'an News article on the statement oberliner Nov 2012 #5
Interesting neither the line or the article appear in Arabic azurnoir Nov 2012 #42
So-called translation? oberliner Nov 2012 #45
who was stupid enough to say that dlwickham Nov 2012 #7
here you might have to go a couple of posts back to get the full picture azurnoir Nov 2012 #8
still sounds like some posters on here dlwickham Nov 2012 #6
Like who? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #26
Calling out other posters is against the rules oberliner Nov 2012 #31
so it was announced in Hamas I see my confusion I did not know Hamas was a language azurnoir Nov 2012 #9
I'm not sure what you are confused about oberliner Nov 2012 #10
I'm Jewish. Is it me? nt Bonobo Nov 2012 #54
I'm all for Hamas getting their asses kicked. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #4
We already knew this guy was an asshole. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #11
Which Palestinian political party do people here support? oberliner Nov 2012 #13
I don't think they support any particular party. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #15
Hamas is made up of people oberliner Nov 2012 #17
How about before the recent bombings? hrmjustin Nov 2012 #18
I think it would have been close oberliner Nov 2012 #20
I agree. If it were a fair election Hamas may have lost because they got the people nothing. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #21
An observation that helps make the case AGAINST the kind of tactics Israel just used against Gaza. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #24
What should Israel done to make the rockets from Gaza stop? oberliner Nov 2012 #32
I'd go with real negotiations, first for a non-aggression treaty, with a "hudna" being enforced Ken Burch Nov 2012 #51
Nice dodge. Hamas was legally elected. aquart Nov 2012 #29
Then again, our own corrupt, murderous(far MORE murderous than Hamas in the scheme of things) Ken Burch Nov 2012 #30
I definitely prefer some Palestinian political parties to others oberliner Nov 2012 #33
I honestly don't support either Hamas OR Fatah. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #48
not really sabbat hunter Nov 2012 #61
Al-Zahar should shut the fuck up. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #12
Which part of what he said do you think people in Gaza don't agree with? oberliner Nov 2012 #14
What I think is that the people of Gaza are angry with Israel...not "The Jews". Ken Burch Nov 2012 #16
I think you are wrong oberliner Nov 2012 #19
so you are claiming the people of Gaza are not angry at Israel but rather every Jew on Earth? azurnoir Nov 2012 #22
I'm claiming most people in Gaza would not object to his statement oberliner Nov 2012 #34
in other words yes n/t azurnoir Nov 2012 #38
If you think that is what Zahar meant... oberliner Nov 2012 #40
you were not speaking only of Zahar here "I think these sentiments would be expressed fairly common" azurnoir Nov 2012 #41
Exactly oberliner Nov 2012 #46
No I think you are attempting to backtrack on your own statements that seem to indicate azurnoir Nov 2012 #58
Religion in this case is simply an expression of nationalism...on BOTH sides Ken Burch Nov 2012 #23
You are the one doing the dehumanizing oberliner Nov 2012 #35
Well said. nt King_David Nov 2012 #39
yes in the very recent past you have stated that it is indeed the people of Gaza that control Hamas azurnoir Nov 2012 #43
Do the Democrats in your Congress do your bidding? oberliner Nov 2012 #44
your reply is quite nonsensical and has nothing to do with my comment azurnoir Nov 2012 #47
They weren't doing my bidding when they voted to back wars. Or when they funded the Contras. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #49
I was using the term "Gazan" to denote Gaza residents. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #50
Zionism has never BEEN exclusively religious, though. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #52
Have you ever been to Jerusalem? oberliner Nov 2012 #63
I'm familiar with the situation in Jerusalem. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #68
You can't reduce it either oberliner Nov 2012 #69
I don't ignore it...I just don't accept that it's the only thing that matters in this. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #70
to oberliner delrem Nov 2012 #25
"Usurped"? What a steaming platter of meadow muffins. aquart Nov 2012 #28
Not sure what you are asking oberliner Nov 2012 #36
clarify? maybe... or not delrem Nov 2012 #55
I still have no idea what you are asking oberliner Nov 2012 #57
I did. n/t delrem Nov 2012 #60
What was it? oberliner Nov 2012 #62
enough delrem Nov 2012 #71
Welcome to DU! Hope you enjoy debating here. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #37
Thanks! delrem Nov 2012 #56
Challenge them my friend! welcome and know that I am against the killing of all! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #59
Can you link that for us ? nt King_David Nov 2012 #67
Hamas is protecting IRAN? aquart Nov 2012 #27
I remember when the Talliban were using a stadium Turbineguy Nov 2012 #53
not surprisingly, this piece inaccurately reflects Hamas' growing rift with Iran Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #64
Is Iran's Press TV a "thoroughly biased Israeli source" ? oberliner Nov 2012 #65
yes, possibly so.. Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #66
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