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Sogo

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28. What do you mean, "not allowed?"

Fri Oct 13, 2023, 03:37 PM

Oct 2023

They certainly have already been retaliating with bombings and cutting off of supplies to Gaza and have major plans to do more, i.e., hundreds of thousands of troops on their border with Gaza, plus they've warned Gaza citizens to flee.

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The only nation not allowed to retaliate for a major terror attack [View all] ripcord Oct 2023 OP

How many kids are they allowed to kill ripcord? ExciteBike66 Oct 2023 #1

They're not killing kids on purpose Johnny2X2X Oct 2023 #3

Go on Twitter and you will see the dead & alive babies being pulled out of the rubble with your own womanofthehills Oct 2023 #37

like all these building were magically 'empty' Celerity Oct 2023 #44

Nonsense. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #46

So what is Israel supposed to do about terror attacks? ripcord Oct 2023 #7

Would you have been opposed to the civilian bombings in Germany and Japan in WW II? former9thward Oct 2023 #18

Yes, I think Dresden and Tokyo were war crimes obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #25

Dresden was fine? Eyewitness Kurt Vonnegut says otherwise.n/t intheflow Oct 2023 #38

Yup, a DUer on this thread told me that obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #43

Absolutely war crimes. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #48

The real question is... NowISeetheLight Oct 2023 #29

How many did we kill after 9-11? Calculating Oct 2023 #50

Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #2

You seem to be forgetting that Israel was not the aggressor ripcord Oct 2023 #11

Who is telling them these things? Sogo Oct 2023 #30

Wow, straight out of the manual sarisataka Oct 2023 #31

Yeah. I mean it's not like there are any examples in history that would make Israelis feel that way. BannonsLiver Oct 2023 #33

??? NewHendoLib Oct 2023 #4

You know this level of hyperbole really doesn't help. And I know you know it is just that. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #5

I'm being implicated as being pro Hamas obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #9

I have experienced that as well, even though I start off nearly every post expressing my support hlthe2b Oct 2023 #16

Same obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #21

+1 demmiblue Oct 2023 #10

That was the first word that came to my mind upon reading the OP subject... DemocraticPatriot Oct 2023 #32

Israel is retaliating liberalmuse Oct 2023 #6

The last I saw Israel is retaliating with a vengeance and doesn't care how many innocents die. Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #8

They are? Johnny2X2X Oct 2023 #12

Every country is expected to avoid the war crime of killing innocent civilians. Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #15

Israel is avoiding killing civilians as best they can Johnny2X2X Oct 2023 #19

Minimize SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #35

Doesn't that just tell Hamas to evacuate too?? How is that effective, militarily? lostnfound Oct 2023 #42

One correction FBaggins Oct 2023 #47

Maybe try reading Hamas' charter, then try to make your statement again. NoRethugFriends Oct 2023 #14

Hamas could have offered to return the hostages, but did not. Raven123 Oct 2023 #20

Hamas is launching bombs on Tel Aviv as we speak Arazi Oct 2023 #23

Israel knows Hamas and is responding accordingly Raven123 Oct 2023 #34

"Jews Don't Count" and "People Love Dead Jews" Behind the Aegis Oct 2023 #13

I'm not even a member of the tribe and this shit is nauseating Arazi Oct 2023 #22

You know where people congregate that believe that abysmal BS? NOT HERE. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #24

+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #27

Yet, some IS here. Behind the Aegis Oct 2023 #39

Rather than unite the many of DU to fight antisemism in every way, you prefer to focus on rare few? hlthe2b Oct 2023 #41

What new nonsense is this? Disaffected Oct 2023 #17

Hyperbolic straw man fallacy. They're allowed to retaliate. maxsolomon Oct 2023 #26

What do you mean, "not allowed?" Sogo Oct 2023 #28

I think the poster is commenting on those who have criticized Israel's response Raven123 Oct 2023 #36

Me personally... qwlauren35 Oct 2023 #40

Huh? Israel has consistently retaliated. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #45

Not allowed by who? scipan Oct 2023 #49