Israel's air strikes on Gaza spill over into streets of Chicago...

[ddeclue]

as Palestinians protest Israeli consulate there...

Source: CNN TV.

[dipsydoodle]

1. Same had already happened in London

:fistbump:

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. Perhaps they should have been protesting when the Palestinians were firing rockets at

Israeli civilian targets.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Pshaw!

Like that shit would EVER happen.

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[Dragonfli]

8. Some Americans Know - They know also that when a foreign power

Gets to have it's own very powerful lobbying firm to push that nations agenda in our country, it could only mean bad policy and lots of cash going to that nation.

You get what you pay for, AIPAC has purchased a great deal.

The truly sad part is that many in Israel do not subscribe to the far right agenda being pushed by that lobby and the Nutty Yahoos. To believe that would be to believe that the Neo-cons here represent the majority opinion of Americans just because they get the wars they want.

[boppers]

10. Choose your narrative:

A) It's about rockets
B) It's about blockades
C) It's about Israelis wanting peace
D) It's about Palestinians wanting peace
E) It's about people wanting lands they believe belongs to them
F) It's about hostages and political prisoners
G) It's about scarce resources in a historically contested area
H) It's about people wanting justice
I) It's about people wanting civil rights

(and on, and on, and on)....

A simple "rockets" narrative reduces an awful lot of complexity down to a talking point.

[lostnotforgotten]

4. Rinse, Wash, Repeat - The Pattern Is Pretty Obvious - Same Shit Different Day

Applies to both sides of the conflict.

[greguganus]

5. Maybe they should call home and tell everyone to stop shelling Israel. n/t

[subsuelo]

7. imo both sides should stop

Unfortunately that seems to be a difficult concept to grasp around here though :(

[enid602]

9. Israel

People have always wondered why GWB would sacrifice our good reputation and moral prestige by attacking Iraq. The people of Israel should similarly question their government.

[Swamp Rat]

11. Happy Hanukkah

:(