Guillermo Faithful Tractor wrote: » And in fact on a daily basis Hamas kills more Palestinians that the Israeli's do, they really are a persecuted people.
Bambi wrote: » America kills more of its own citizens in a year than Al- queda ever did. Which makes about as much sense as your point.
tayto lover wrote: » Ha they have done a lot more attacking than defending. The poor things. Very few Israeli casualties.
JC01 wrote: » That statement shows an unbelievable ignorance of the history of this conflict. And yes there have been very few Israeli casualties per Palestinian but that is only because Israel are a massively advanced military nation out of complete necessity for there own survival and by contrast Hamas are woefully equipped to take on such a force. Hamas know it is suicide to take on the Israelis but yet they keep at it because they know the more dead children they can show on TV, the more international support they will garner, a point proven by people like you.
Worple wrote: » Hardly survival Israel is aggressively expanding and stealing land
tayto lover wrote: » When did support from the likes of me do Hamas or the people of Palestine any good? Very foolish to believe that showing dead children on TV will free Palestine and I don't believe that to be their strategy at all. It hasn't worked previously has it? Wise up.
JC01 wrote: » Hamas have stated on countless occasion that they won't rest until Israel is annihilated and every man woman and child is dead. It makes up a sizeable portion of its charter for gods sake. And when was the last time they aggressively expanded or stole land?
tayto lover wrote: » It hasn't worked previously has it? Wise up.
wexie wrote: » Firing rockets at Israel however has a proven track record of success, no downsides to it either :rolleyes:
john.han wrote: » Does Palestine have the same right to self defence that Israel is always shouting about?
speedboatchase wrote: » Hamas can't defend its people. It has no interest in defending them.
JC01 wrote: » And yes there have been very few Israeli casualties per Palestinian but that is only because Israel are a massively advanced military nation out of complete necessity for there own survival...
Nodin wrote: » emm......http://www.btselem.org/settlementshttp://www.btselem.org/jerusalem
john.han wrote: » That's not the question I asked, do they have a right to defend themselves?
Yamanoto wrote: » Leaving the Iron Dome defense system aside, the Israelis provide simple & effective shelters for their citizens to take cover in - something the Palestinians appear to reserve for high level figures within Hamas only. “We’re using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect their missiles.” - Benjamin Netanyahu
Guillermo Faithful Tractor wrote: » Read up on the Arab Israeli wars since 1948 and come back and tell us who has done the most attacking. Since the eve of its independence Israel has been under constant attack and has always been in a position whereby its defending its borders.
JC01 wrote: » Ah yes the West Bank and Jerusalem, both parts of the proud nation of Palestine before 1967...
Worple wrote: » The Palestinians barely have enough adequate housing never mind bomb shelters
Nodin wrote: » Dear o dear. Deny the existence of expansion, then - when presented with evidence - deny that the expansion is expansion. According to international law (and even the US acknowledges this), the settlements are illegal colonies. The annexation of Golan and Arab East Jerusalem have been declared null and void. I'd suggest facing reality.
speedboatchase wrote: » Here's another reality: you talking about the old borders means nothing, they aren't coming back. Israel is not going away. Get on with it and like most sane people, try to argue towards a solution that will lead us to a peaceful co-existence of two states.
speedboatchase wrote: » If by 'defence' you mean of a scenario where they had the capability to stop the Israeli bombings or to protect their people, sure. They certainly would the right to defend themselves. I don't consider firing indiscriminate rockets at the civilian population of Israel "self defence" though.