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In reply to the discussion: 'Hamas's hands are covered in Egypt's blood,' says Egyptian ex-MP [View all]radius777
(3,814 posts)34. The IDF is intentionally targeting civilians,
told them to hold white flags then shot them dead.... told them to go one direction that would be safe then bombed that direction... starving mothers and babies without medical care...
IDF/Netanyahu is working from the Putin playbook of attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure - to maximize misery and drive them off their land so he can claim it for himself.
Unfortunately for him - the world is seeing what is going on. Many key constitutencies (youth, women, PoC, etc) are rejecting the typical Western knee-jerk support for Israel - which cannot be allowed to conduct this one-sided brutality.
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'Hamas's hands are covered in Egypt's blood,' says Egyptian ex-MP [View all]
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
OP
. "Umm Ahmad, who, like most people interviewed for this story, gave only her nickname for safety reasons"
Cha
Feb 2024
#22
Well, as witnessed here, an Israeli didn't even have to say shit for people to blame Israel.
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2024
#35
Al Jazeera also frames the conflict as "Israel's War on Gaza" when Israel is at war with HAMAS. N/T
lapucelle
Feb 2024
#26
Civilians (including women, babies, etc) should not be forced to 'pay a price'
radius777
Feb 2024
#32
When the terrorists are forcing people, including women, babies, etc., to pay the price,
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#33
The IDF is not intentionally targeting civilians. Hamas is intentionally hiding behind civilians.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#43
We are seeing the effect of pro-Hamas propaganda, which launched on October 7.
yardwork
Feb 2024
#44