LordSutch wrote: » While I agree with you about the rediculous promenacnce give in all the papers to the Garth Brooks farce vis a vis the deaths in Gaza, I disagree with your angle regarding who is to blame re the current tit for tat attacks by Gaza against Israel (and the Israeli response to those attacks). Full credit to Netanyahu for showing restraint (re a ground invasion) in the face of 'full on' provication (by some) in Gaza.
I Heart Internet wrote: » Respective military strength has nothing to do with it. Intent has everything to do with it. Hamas wish to kill Israelis - any Israelis...adults, children, palistinian Israelis, Jews, visiting tourists with every rocket. The fact that the rockets are aimless is just good fortune. Israel wishes to kill Hamas fighters and disable rocket launch sites and equipment with every missile. It doesn't wish to kill innocent civilians. It avoids launch missiles where innocent casualties are likely. But innocent people (as ever in these circumstances) still get killed. It's all about intent.
I Heart Internet wrote: » Indeed. My sarcasm was to point out the nonsense of comparing the situation in Ireland during the troubles to Gaza today. And to confirm, in particular, that missiles were not launched from the south into the north (thus removing the need for an RAF strike.
pO1Neil wrote: » Yes, that's true because the IRA were a much bigger threat to Britain than Hamas to Israel. No dome would protect England from IRA bombs. Yet no airstrikes were dropped on "suspected" "not guilty "suspected IRA mens homes in the North of Ireland.
I Heart Internet wrote: » I... I don't even... OK.
pO1Neil wrote: » The IRA never launched a bomb attack from within in the Republic. How hard is that to get into your head? They didn't have that capability to anyway. There mortars only went about 250 yards if that. I'm pretty sure England is more than 250 meters away.
pO1Neil wrote: » I don't think anyone knows what your waffle on about anymore including yourself & your zionist pals on here.The IRA never launched a bomb attack from within in the Republic. How hard is that to get into your head? They didn't have that capability to anyway. There mortars only went about 250 yards if that. I'm pretty sure England is more than 250 meters away.
Valetta wrote: » How was Lord Mountbatten killed?
moxin wrote: » The media(especially the British media) gave far more coverage to the kidnapped Israeli teenagers than the revenge murder of the Palestinian. Also they never gave any coverage to the 5 or so Palestinians that died at the hands of the Israelis just before the kidnapping of the Israeli teenagers. Its as if Israelis are superior human beings to the Palestinians.
Dravokivich wrote: » I'm aboslutelty sick of seeing the type of crap posted in the OP. It's been regurgitated by some folks I have on facebook. It's just like that Kony stuff and shares to cure cancer all over again. The media and news should be primarily directed towards local issues. For us Garth Brooks currently makes a part of that. But as stated in here and some other threads there are more concerning Irish issues which should have a higher presence in our news prodding at those who should be accountable. Honestly, fúck Isreal, fúck Palestine. There have been attempts to direct peace between them yet they are always twitching, waiting to let loose on each other. It doesn't matter any more who's right or wrong over there.
end of the road wrote: » he was killed
RobertKK wrote: » No one forced Hamas to start firing rockets at Israel. Hamas knew what the response would be, they are ultimately responsible for the deaths of Palestinians. No country would accept rockets being fired at it. Firing them at a military power is just stupid.
urabell wrote: » Garth is close. The Palestinians are far away.
old hippy wrote: » Whilst I abhor violence, are the Palestinians supposed to accept their status as second class citizens whose land has been stolen & whose people are systematically oppressed?
Valetta wrote: » How? By a bomb launched by the IRA from within the republic.
humanji wrote: » No, they don't. They have the ability to make precision attacks. They don't use it because they don't care. Why should they? Their own people are being massacred. Hate drives them.
LordSutch wrote: » Rather stupid (cunning)? idea to start lobbing rockets into Israel and not to expect a typical Israeli response! Stupid because they know they are going to be hit back hard, or cunning because they know they will make the Israelis look like the bad guys as the death toll rises in Gaza and the sympathy goes towards Gaza . . . .
end of the road wrote: » nobody is making the israelies look like the bad guys but the israelies themselves for being terrorists
Guillermo Faithful Tractor wrote: » Thats rubbish.
Guillermo Faithful Tractor wrote: » If Israel didn't care about civilian casualties they wouldn't use expensive guided munitions, they'd do it on the cheap with dumb iron bombs and level the place and be home in time for dinner.
LordSutch wrote: » Hamas are the ones with terrorist tendencies.
end of the road wrote: » they are doing that, the expensive guided munitions are easier to get hold of for them though, and no doubt america has told them either use such weapons or we will withdraw support.
end of the road wrote: » its not they are doing that, the expensive guided munitions are easier to get hold of for them though, and no doubt america has told them either use such weapons or we will withdraw support.
