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In reply to the discussion: They've been dehumanized. [View all]PatSeg
(53,015 posts)116. So tens of thousands of innocent civilians,
predominantly women and children, must die so Netanyahu can attack Hamas? If bank robbers hold innocent people hostage, the police don't bomb the bank so they can get the bad guys.
The idea that so many can just be considered collateral damage in a war against terrorists is insane. Going after terrorists is more of an intelligence and special ops situation and Israel's Mossad is one of the best intelligence agencies in the world. Total warfare against an entire people is more of a political ploy on Netanyahu's part, it certainly is no solution.
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I agree. I don't agree with all the 2,000 lb bombs which has caused so much destruction.
LeftInTX
May 2024
#117
No, actually every Jewish Israeli life seems to be worth about 20 or 30
DemocraticPatriot
May 2024
#102
Egypt may not wish to take Israel's refugees. Gaza people are in the homeland now,.
David__77
May 2024
#75
They're not interested in taking male teenagers and young men, apparently.
BannonsLiver
May 2024
#11
Hamas also believes it is ok to kill off the lower classes of their own people for the righteous cause.
keithbvadu2
May 2024
#34
Plenty have made it pellucidly clear how they feel about Jews, in all contexts.
tritsofme
May 2024
#17
One of our great humanists may post the results of the 2006 Gaza election again
Prairie Gates
May 2024
#18
Hear, hear. I am and have advocated for the innocent in every corner of the planet.
onecaliberal
May 2024
#54
Why is it that every single mention of dead gazan children and civilians glosses over tha fact that
Beastly Boy
May 2024
#42
The terrorist playbook has always included using their own women and children as human shields.
PeaceWave
May 2024
#46
It is so obvious Israels forces consider the lives those children as worthless.
David__77
May 2024
#76
10/7/2023 is a day that now lives in infamy alongside 12/7/1941 and 9/11/2001
PeaceWave
May 2024
#105
The Hamas cowards are to blame for hiding among civilians and using them as human shields.
Oopsie Daisy
May 2024
#119