Israel/Palestine

Jefferson23

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1. Netanyahu: Gaza operation 'justified, proportionate'

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 02:38 PM

Aug 2014

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday launched a vigorous defence of Israel's month-long conflict in Gaza as "justified" and "proportionate," blaming Hamas for the heavy Palestinian civilian death toll.

"I think it was justified. I think it was proportionate and that doesn't in any way take away the deep regret we have for the loss of a single civilian casualty," he told a news conference in Jerusalem in response to a question from the US news channel CNN.

He said it would have been disproportionate to not "defend your people and giving the terrorists a license to kill."

In his first public remarks since a 72-hour ceasefire came into effect on Tuesday, Netanyahu told local and foreign journalists that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was to blame for the heavy destruction and civilian casualties.

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In Gaza, there is no such thing as 'innocent civilians' [View all] Jefferson23 Aug 2014 OP

Netanyahu: Gaza operation 'justified, proportionate' Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #1

Palestinians finally bury their dead in Gaza sands Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #2

Netanyahu is a baby killer. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2014 #5

So is Obama, right? oberliner Aug 2014 #6

Confession by interrogation... with no legal representation that I am aware of. Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #10

The reason for Gaza was the 3000 rockets , King_David Aug 2014 #13

Nonsense. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #14

Great rebuttal King_David Aug 2014 #15

Your argument does not require more than what you received. Enjoy your reliance on Bibi talk Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #16

I posted Haaretz editorial explained the legitimacy King_David Aug 2014 #17

alright...enjoy the legitimacy of the massacre. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #18

Had Hamas been a Jewish terror organisation..... kayecy Aug 2014 #19

I never said that was reasonable King_David Aug 2014 #21

You wrote......... kayecy Aug 2014 #24

Well the Rockets were the reason as opposed to King_David Aug 2014 #25

You haven't answered my question........ kayecy Aug 2014 #28

Where did I say it was ? King_David Aug 2014 #30

And I say the blockade of Gaza's seaport has to be withdrawn if...... kayecy Aug 2014 #33

There was no blockade before the rockets King_David Aug 2014 #34

For a year or so yes but....... kayecy Aug 2014 #35

All that in Gaza.? King_David Aug 2014 #36

You're clearly missing the point. FBaggins Aug 2014 #26

Thank you for telling us where you stand on human life....... kayecy Aug 2014 #29

Yep. 840high Aug 2014 #31

How are you supposed to react to a statement like that? upaloopa Aug 2014 #3

+1. You reacted to his statement quite well, I feel. People who continue to support a government Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #4

Titles are not always drawn from the author's words FBaggins Aug 2014 #7

Not buying it. Gaza is a place created by Israel. upaloopa Aug 2014 #8

I'm not saying that I agree with him FBaggins Aug 2014 #9

You help make it clear thanks upaloopa Aug 2014 #11

Was it? Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #12

The US State Dept and the UN consider Gaza occupied...... kayecy Aug 2014 #20

In 2005 when Gaza was evacuated of every last Jewish settler King_David Aug 2014 #22

An irrelevant historical fact....... kayecy Aug 2014 #27

‘A Dubai on the Mediterranean’ Sara Roy on Gaza’s future ( 2005 ) Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #23

Mounting evidence of deliberate attacks on Gaza health workers by Israeli army Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #32