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Netanyahu tells Israel ‘We are at war’ after Hamas launches an unprecedented attack, killing at leas

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  1. duchen

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    Years ago, an Indian news agency filmed Hamas launching rockets from the courtyard of a hotel where the press was staying. They launched from next to their window. So, what is Israel to to? Take them out and they are accused of attacking the press.
     
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  2. ATLGATORFAN

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    I agree. And I understand why some dupes fall for it, but I don’t understand how our ‘best and brightest’ parrot this nonsense while a constant flow of contrarian info is fully available via open source methods.
     
  3. duchen

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    Israel is held to a different standard than every country in the world. I could post example of the US destroying city blocks to take out tourists But it’s pointless.
     
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  4. citygator

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    I literally can’t recall ever responding to any of your posts other than this one and you go all triggered. Take a chill pill. I revise my statement. Your post was brilliant. Amazing. Well done.
     
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  5. ATLGATORFAN

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    good try with your passive aggressive babble. Triggered? Hardly. More like continual chuckle at the irony of your self ordained monopoly on superiority of thought. You are seemingly so blinded by why you are convinced you Know. Don’t worry. It’s not new or original. But keep doing it and others can sun themselves in the glow of your brilliance.
     
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  6. ATLGATORFAN

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    I agree. It’s disappointing but not surprising to watch so many take to the streets to protest. Where were all these people when Hamas took over these territories…. when the Gazans could have had an opportunity for peaceful Coexistence and possibility of opening new economic trading partners that would truly help the gazans.? They were silent because they know Hamas would laugh and then cut their kids throats. So they sit silently and protest Israel, who ironically would be the most eager to have Hamas gone and the Gazans have economic prosperity. But that said enough is enough. OCT 7 was near worst case scenario…. Flooding of the countryside with unopposed barbarians with a sole purpose of maximum damage to non military/civilian targets. The repercussions now lie at the cowardly world’s feet who allowed this Hamas cancer to thrive.
     
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  7. citygator

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    Whew. For a second I thought you were triggered but I can see you are fine. o_O
     
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  9. chemgator

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    Warfare has entered a new era. For the first time in history, a ballistic missile was blown up in space. Israel shot down a missile fired from Yemen that was flying 1,000 miles above the Arabian peninsula on the way to Israel. It is apparently the first combat to ever take place in space.

    One wonders if there will be any consequences for the country (almost certainly Iran) that supplied this missile.

    How Israel shot down a ballistic missile in space for the first time (yahoo.com)

     
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  10. tampagtr

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    Checked Jeffrey Lewis and Ankit Panda’s feeds. Nothing yet. They will analyze if possible
     
  11. okeechobee

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    You can attempt to justify it all you want, but at the end of the day, there is an ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza going on right now. This wouldn’t be the first time Israel has attempted to push Palestinians completely out of Gaza. You have over 10,000 dead now in Gaza. 98% of them are Palestinian civilians. Many of them are children.

    Israel is making a moral and ethical blunder in Gaza, but it is in large part due to America’s inability to lead on this issue. And the issue is Iran, not the Palestinian people. If it were as simple as the Palestinian people ridding themselves of a predatory regime, no country in the world would be controlled by terrorists, gangsters or dictatorship. Hamas brutalizes the Palestinian people. Hamas wouldn’t exist without Iran. Hezbollah would not exist without Iran. Because America has made sure to include Iran in the world marketplace, these terror groups thrive with Iranian funding, planning, intelligence and weapons.

    All Israel is doing now is killing a lot of innocent people, while simultaneously setting the stage for the next group of extremists Iran will fund. What Israel is doing now simply breeds more resentment in a part of the world Israel cannot afford to have more resentment. Both Israel and America are way behind the curve on fighting these proxy wars. It gets to the point where Iran has to fire multiple missiles at our bases before we even acknowledge a problem.
     
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  12. duchen

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    Calling what Israel is going in Gaza ethnic cleansing is a despicable anti-semetic blood libel.

    Your post is full of them.
     
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  13. 96Gatorcise

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    The shear number of protesters in America is alarming. But we only have ourselves to blame. We brought them here.
     
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    In a separate post, author and journalist Amjad Taha said the victims were among “dozens” killed by Hamas snipers, including women and children, because “they do not want citizens to leave.”

    “They want to use them as human shields and will kill anyone who attempts to leave. Hamas terrorists in Gaza will, as usual, blame #Israel because it is easy and there is media that accepts this propaganda,” he wrote.
     
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  15. Contra

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    Blame Obama who thought a more powerful Iran would be a good thing for the Middle East.
     
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  16. l_boy

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    Is that really what you believe he thought?
     
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    Nobody has ever been able to explain to me the can’t miss fixation Obama had with legitimizing Iranian interests during his two terms in office. And then there was the subsequent Trump bashing when Trump suggested tariffs on Beijing. And now look, Biden kept Trump’s tariffs on Beijing in place and look, Iran is doing exactly what Trump said they would do.

    Between Afghanistan, Ukraine and now the Middle East, the Biden administration has been a monumental clusterf. His lack of moral courage is unmistakable. So much so Rashida Talib is now saying things I agree with.
     
  18. altalias

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    I've seen that written several places including quotes from his administration. It's a defensible policy. It just turned out to be very wrong.
    That's not ethnic cleansing that's the nature of war. More civilians die than soldiers. For instance,
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    World War II casualties - Wikipedia
    Civilian deaths totaled 50–55 million. Military deaths from all causes totaled 21–25 million, including deaths in captivity of about 5 million prisoners …

    And as far as I remember No one hid in playgrounds.
     
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  19. duchen

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    . On October 6, 2023, israel was not involved in Gaza militarily. It paid the PA from Israeli taxes for services in Gaza. Supplied water, electric. Allowed Gazans who passed security checks to cross into Israel and work.

    Then October 7 happened.

    Hamas operates out of Gaza, hiding behind the civilian population there to commit its atrocities.

    Israel told the citizens there to head south to safe area. 700,000 people did.

    Meanwhile, as one poster noted, Hamas sets up killing fields to dissuade its human shields from leaving.

    And, it sets up operations in tunnels under schools, mosques, hospitals, and residences.

    You cite death totals put out by Hamas.

    How dare you sit judgment of Judiasm.
     
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  20. duchen

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    For those who don't like Jews, Jews fighting back are engaged in ethnic cleansing.
     
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