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In reply to the discussion: Israel vows to destroy Hamas tunnels [View all]COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)73. No the progressive mindset say that it's unacceptable
for a country to be held hostage to a group totally dedicated to its extermination. The people of Gaza are the unfortunate recipients of the results from their first electing and now tolerating a terrorist group as their 'legitimate' representatives. No one is cheering the loss of life, but Hamas in engaged in a war against all Israelis - men, women and children, whom they have shown no reluctance to slaughter year after year after year. These tunnels are the latest iteration of Hamas' unceasing efforts to kill Israeli citizens and it is lunacy to suggest that the Israeli government turn a blind eye to them. Until the Palestinians themselves get fed up enough to rid themselves of Hamas I don't see any possibility of the situation changing.
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If Hamas had not fired rockets not one Palestinian in Gaza would have been killed.
former9thward
Jul 2014
#46
Even if that were true, how many Palestinian civilians does Israel get to murder?
Orrex
Jul 2014
#51
Well if you think that analogy is equivalent then there is nothing to discuss.
former9thward
Aug 2014
#81
The exits are supposedly in Israel. They could handle it from that end with very little death toll.
jwirr
Jul 2014
#9
Why does my tone bother you more than Israel's deliberate murder of Palestinian civilians?
Orrex
Jul 2014
#56
If Israel can claim self defense against a population that it is brutalizing and severely oppressing
cpwm17
Jul 2014
#10
The West Bank Palestinian people and their Gov. asked Hamas to accept ceasefire & were also refused.
Sunlei
Jul 2014
#12
Once ground troops went in the hamas"Gov" was toast. They had their chances to accept ceasefire.
Sunlei
Jul 2014
#17
no other country supports hamas either. not even their neighbor egypt will allow woman/childen in.
Sunlei
Jul 2014
#22