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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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22. Frankly, I don't really expect much compromise from a bunch of repressive religious hardliners like

Reply to shira (Reply #16)

Fri May 6, 2016, 08:51 AM

May 2016

Hamas.

In some ways, continuing the blockade is the best way to keep them in power indefinitely. Cuba has been under US embargo since 1960, and socialism wouldn't have survived there without it.

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Analysis: Hamas under pressure as Israel makes progress on tunnels [View all] leftynyc May 2016 OP

Who would have thought that when a terror... iandhr May 2016 #1

And yet Israel gets crap leftynyc May 2016 #2

After the tunnels are destroyed, we'll learn that the tunnel system included FBaggins May 2016 #3

Undoubtedly true leftynyc May 2016 #4

Headlines state Israel broke ceasefire, not Hamas for firing first. shira May 2016 #5

I wish I could say leftynyc May 2016 #6

And some people are calling for Israel to end the blockade... King_David May 2016 #7

The tunnels and the rockets are the least of Israel's problems with Gaza. Little Tich May 2016 #8

That's nonsense... but even if the first paragraph were 100% true... FBaggins May 2016 #9

Do you think that the current Israeli stance on Gaza is more or less the correct one, or do you Little Tich May 2016 #10

It's their stance toward the West Bank that could be improved FBaggins May 2016 #15

What if Hamas won't jump through hoops, even if told to do so? Little Tich May 2016 #20

"Stop killing your own people" is hardly jumping through hoops. FBaggins May 2016 #21

What responsibility do you believe Hamas has in this, if any? shira May 2016 #16

Frankly, I don't really expect much compromise from a bunch of repressive religious hardliners like Little Tich May 2016 #22

So your solution is to allow Hamas open access to all sorts of weapons, right? shira May 2016 #28

The tunnels and rockets are the Gazans biggest problems with Israel King_David May 2016 #14

Talking tunnels...... Israeli May 2016 #11

Would you mind explaining leftynyc May 2016 #12

Just talking tunnels leftynyc..... Israeli May 2016 #13

Problems for bibi are good news leftynyc May 2016 #18

Maybe if you actually read .... Israeli May 2016 #23

I did read it leftynyc May 2016 #24

What !!!! ???? Israeli May 2016 #26

Do whatever you want leftynyc May 2016 #27

Isn't it obvious? FBaggins May 2016 #17

All they have are deflections leftynyc May 2016 #19

You have it ass backwards .... Israeli May 2016 #25

Just ignoring the real problems and taking a gratuitous cheap shot Fozzledick May 2016 #29

You would think the leftynyc May 2016 #30

Another expert .... Israeli May 2016 #31