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Originally Posted by Damien
I do not mean to defend Israel although it is obviously the tone of my posts in most cases, but everything they do, they do in response to a danger posed to them. If Wales and Scotland decided to start firing missiles into our cities how long do you think it would be before the public demanded the sort of reaction we see Israel dish out?
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You know we had the IRA planting bombs and they killed a lot more people in one hit than any Hamas rocket has ever done, did we bomb areas of the Republic where we thought/knew they were hiding?
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
The Israeli response has been totally over the top and unjustified. It will also not solve anything apart from killing 100s of innocent people, it will not bring peace into the region. That as well as their determination not to let in aid in sufficient quanities, is only going to contribute to the loss of more life. The timing of this campaign and the closeness of the elections adds another unpleasant dimension to the whole thing.
That feeling of bitterness will sow a lot of seeds for much trouble to come in future years.
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Your right, the one thing this will not make is their citizens safer, some are already dead as a result in the break down of cease fire, I doubt they'll be the last sadly.
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
Let us not forget that the Israelis were killing children in palestine long before Hamar were elected in 'power'. Many fathers have had their sons shot down by bullets for throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Homes were being destroyed by israeli tanks long before hamas won the election.
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Another good point, wasn't it Chris Hedges of the NY Times who reported that Israeli soldiers routinely murder Palestinian children for sport