fta93 wrote: » Irrelevant. Israel are the only side murdering children. "Defending themselves" indeed. Them 4 kids on the beach must have weapons on them somewhere eh?
fta93 wrote: » When did I defend Hamas? Please show me.. Hamas are a terrorist group. Israel are supposed to be a democratic nation, hence being held to a higher standard. A democratic state targeting and murdering civilians, high numbers who are children. It's Israel doing this, not Hamas, no matter how this is spun with who started this or who it benefits, which sound like playground arguments.
speedboatchase wrote: » But they're not targeting civilians; they're targeting the entire weapon infrastructure in an area where people are being used to protect weapons. Hamas is targeting civilians. They're just very bad at it. *Cue mentions of the beach attack.* That was horrendous and whoever ordered that should be tried and imprisoned for life. But if you honestly think that Israel, with its weaponry, was specifically targeting civilians as its end game, then the death figure would be 60,000+ right now.
fta93 wrote: » 200m is a very liberal description of close. Whereas bombing a UN school is very close. Especially for the independent UN teachers who were murdered.
Fiery mutant wrote: » I'd rather neither was a target. But of course my opinion is that Hamas fires from these position because they know the Israelis will then target that area. I also wonder why the school was still populated when they were told by the Israelis last night to have the school cleared before 10am this morning, as that area would be targeted by Israeli forces between 10am and 2pm today.
john.han wrote: » The school was still populated because the people running it had been trying to get clearance from the IDF to clear the school but were never given it, now Israel is retrospectively claiming they were given a 4 hour window but this is clearly a lie. They actively targeted a school they knew was still populated and knew exactly what they were doing, the school had on twelve separate occasions prior to the attack given the IDF the exact coordinates of the school in their attempts get clearance to evacuate.
speedboatchase wrote: » We can't say for sure but my best suggestion would be, as evidenced in the link I just sent to Johro, is that UNRWA and the press corps are complying with the Hamas guidelines out of fear. Ban Ki-Moon has ordered a review after allegations that UNRWA gave back the rockets to Hamas, so clearly they don't appear to be been acting independently on that matter.
speedboatchase wrote: » The problem is that independent press corps appear to be complying with this: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2014/07/21/nyt-apparently-other-press-orgs-complying-hamas-coverage-restrictions Obviously they are complying because you can't find those shots anywhere.
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WakeUp wrote: » Came across something earlier on reading a news article referenced it so looked it up , have just spent the last few hours reading it a really interesting read - it's called "The Israel projects 2009 global language dictionary " not sure if youre aware of it or anyone else thought I would post this anyway. It's all about how to phrase and word arguments in Israeli favour a sort of diplomatic dictionary, one of the chapters on the Palestinians is really an eye opener. A standard theme throughout the document is how people when discussing the issues with the Palestinians must always show empathy to "both" sides it keeps coming up as if such a thing even needs saying. make sure you display empathy must display empathy it's odd. it's goes into great detail on all of the main issues facing Israel how to/not to approach them the settlement issues being the "toughest" issue that's faced and to justify. another recurring theme - blame Hamas for everything - no surprises there. now when I listen to Bibi, Regev et all speak think things will make more sense. It's an interesting read. chapter one is titled "25 ways for effective communication"http://www.docstoc.com/docs/8303274/The-Israel-Projects-2009-Global-Language-Dictionary
speedboatchase wrote: » But they're not targeting civilians;
speedboatchase wrote: » they're targeting the entire weapon infrastructure in an area where people are being used to protect weapons.
speedboatchase wrote: » Hamas is targeting civilians. They're just very bad at it.
speedboatchase wrote: » *Cue mentions of the beach attack.*
speedboatchase wrote: » That was horrendous and whoever ordered that should be tried and imprisoned for life.
speedboatchase wrote: » But if you honestly think that Israel, with its weaponry, was specifically targeting civilians as its end game, then the death figure would be 60,000+ right now.
FullblownRose wrote: » ^etiquette. how not to inflame a situation by saying the wrong thing because your words will be taen as representative of the beliefs of an entire nation..or guidelines to avoid saying something that will be distorted deliberately or just misconstured. that is not weird.
Fiery mutant wrote: » Actually yes they would, as they were in 2009 when a cemetery was bombed for the same reason. The point being, Those rockets are being fired from civilian areas, Hamas know damn well what the consequences will be, and still fire. Hell, 2 UNRWA schools were found with rockets hidden inside them the past few days. Or perhaps you think Hamas are firing Coke fuelled by Mentos?
Johro wrote: » This kind of argument is getting old. Yes, Hamas are firing rockets at indiscriminate targets, and they should be held to account as much as the IDF. It has to be said though that Israel seem to think that for every Israeli soldier/civilian killed, a hundred or more Palestinians must die. There's a question of scale. They also have hugely superior firepower and military intelligence, yet choose to hit those targets. Also, we would not be here if Israel stopped its expansion into Gaza and entered meaningful peace talks, as those peace talks keep collapsing because Israel refuse to stop expanding their territory into an already pressured Gaza strip. If they tried it anywhere else it would mean war, and the international community have been too soft on it for too long.
Johro wrote: » Huh? And this relates to..?
FullblownRose wrote: » a previous comment but i am quite tired and possibly making no sense so excuse me..signing out now
speedboatchase wrote: » But they're not targeting civilians
sid waddell wrote: » To say the setting up of the state of Israel was a disastrous historical mistake and should never have happened also makes you an outright anti-semite in the eyes of Israel supporters, but then what doesn't? In reality, the concept of Israel as a state was about as logical as saying that a Muslim state should be set up in Andalusia because Muslims have a historical tie to that land. Both concepts for states were and are utterly appalling.
obplayer wrote: » What has that got to do with the situation now? Israel is here and it is not going away. This is the reality that everyone, including the Palestinians, has to deal with.