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Coventina

(28,314 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 03:05 PM Feb 20

Hamas brutally killed child hostages. How can anyone defend that? [View all]

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The worst, the most vicious creatures on earth, are once again preying on the Jews.

Not just mutilating and murdering them, but killing their children, their infants and toddlers, babies who in happier moments are seen in photographs with delicate fingers and smiles — posing no threat or insult to any decent human being.

If you are Jewish, your mind must be whirring today, wondering how it is that evil so frequently finds your people — making them, as Alana Newhouse describes, a kind of seismograph for the collapse of civilized society.

And knowing that when it happens, the monsters will find sympathetic allies across the Christian and Muslim worlds. They will not blame the killers in balaclavas who don’t have the guts to show their faces while they exult in bloody deeds.

Instead, they’ll blame the victims, the babies and their mothers and their grandparents, who in the case of Ariel and Kfir, were murdered by Hamas.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hamas-brutally-killed-child-hostages-181333580.html

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Fuck all Hamas supporters!!

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I don't think there are any Hamas supporters here. Bluethroughu Feb 20 #1
Some people here confuse criticism of Israel... for support of Hamas. WarGamer Feb 20 #2
Sure sometimes, just as some people pretend support for Hamas is something else. tritsofme Feb 20 #3
Saying "Dropping 2000lb bombs on women and children in broken down apartment blocks to kill 3 or 4 fighters underground" WarGamer Feb 20 #4
But perhaps terming them as "freedom fighters" and latter day Nelson Mandelas, is a demonstration of pellucidly clear tritsofme Feb 20 #5
DUers called them Freedom Fighters? Johnny2X2X Feb 20 #6
I have a link to a particularly egregious one. tritsofme Feb 20 #10
There is no alert category for call out iemanja Feb 20 #116
It would be called a personal attack and that is a no no. sheshe2 Feb 21 #127
Yes, actually, some DUers have done so, & have used every justification for what they tried to deny Hekate Feb 20 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Feb 20 #61
I deleted something that was unnecessary. Sorry. defacto7 Feb 20 #64
No shit, WG DENVERPOPS Feb 20 #39
No one on DU is pro Hamas obamanut2012 Feb 20 #21
Eh, some folks have made their opinion pellucidly clear. tritsofme Feb 20 #22
why don't you just say the name? Chautauquas Feb 20 #50
What a great idea! lol tritsofme Feb 20 #52
People never do iemanja Feb 20 #114
Why don't you? Or, just read the TOS where it says we don't want internal flame wars, therefore... Hekate Feb 20 #89
I've been called a pro-Hamas antisemite many times Orrex Feb 20 #24
Does/did Netanyahu target children Mossfern Feb 20 #30
When you target hospitals and civilian homes, you are targeting children. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 20 #55
Are we going to go around this merry-go-round again? Mossfern Feb 20 #79
Hamas is a vile terrorist cult that should be destroyed to its last member Orrex Feb 20 #93
Right Mad_Machine76 Feb 20 #100
The OP implied people are supporting Hamas. Ms. Toad Feb 20 #113
Likewise when you tunnel beneath hospitals & civilian homes, & "borrow" their utilities. Sad business. Hekate Feb 20 #91
It is a sad business, Ms. Toad Feb 20 #112
No, but some do post Democracy Now videos where guests such as jeremy scahill who pushed the LIE that October 7 JohnSJ Feb 20 #56
And some confuse support of Palestinians as support for Hamas. intheflow Feb 20 #15
More people confuse support of Hamas for criticism of Israel. Beastly Boy Feb 20 #16
Criticism of Israel is fine Dorian Gray Feb 20 #82
Yes there are plenty of "freedom fighter" supporters here. ZRB Feb 20 #47
"Freedom Fighter", I don't undrrstand what you mean by that. Bluethroughu Feb 20 #80
A very popular DUer once implied... ZRB Feb 20 #87
Oh okay.... Bluethroughu Feb 20 #102
Dehumanization and racism six words in must be some kind of record nt Rob H. Feb 20 #7
I am a bit unclear to the meaning of your post. I hope you are not saying that calling Hamas nurderers inhuman Beastly Boy Feb 20 #18
Calling them murderers isn't cannabis_flower Feb 20 #41
It is a fine line, but are you calling these terrorists worthy of being humanized? Beastly Boy Feb 20 #67
They have to first be human . . . Richard D Feb 20 #97
No, it's not in this particular case, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 20 #109
The transfer of the bodies of these victims was horrific LetMyPeopleVote Feb 20 #8
When people show you how they are...believe them. CincyDem Feb 20 #63
Well the self proclaimed "king" will soon have the Corp of Engineers bulldozing Gaza to the ground, so no more Hamas. bluesbassman Feb 20 #9
Don't forget the :sarcasm: thingy when tensions are high Hekate Feb 20 #12
I wasn't being sarcastic. bluesbassman Feb 20 #17
Allow me to offer my opinion Beastly Boy Feb 20 #19
Mahalo, BB... Yeah, the Deflecting is Not Working. Cha Feb 20 #25
Who's deflecting? bluesbassman Feb 20 #53
A DUer called bluesbassman in response #9, if you are still wondeering. Beastly Boy Feb 20 #70
I thought your question was rhetorical, but sure, I'll answer it: Coventina Feb 20 #20
You've made yourself perfectly clear. bluesbassman Feb 20 #59
Why is Netanyahu a war criminal? For fighting back? Mosby Feb 20 #42
Murdering children in Gaza is criminal Chautauquas Feb 20 #49
So Israel isn't allowed to defend themselves, got it. Mosby Feb 20 #73
How about kidnapping children in Isreal? Mossfern Feb 20 #81
His war crimes are well documented. bluesbassman Feb 20 #66
What war crime? Mosby Feb 20 #72
Netanyahu bombed neonatal hospitals. intheflow Feb 20 #13
Wrong. And you are bringing this up in response to the outrage over Hamas barbarity... why? Beastly Boy Feb 20 #26
I'm saying there's plenty of barbarism to go around with this conflict. intheflow Feb 20 #35
Why do the Palestinians keep attacking Israel? Mosby Feb 20 #43
Why did Jimmy Carter write a book called Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid in 2006? intheflow Feb 20 #60
Carter never claumed there was Apartheid in Israel Mosby Feb 20 #74
Which is exactly what they did. intheflow Feb 20 #76
You and others are playing a game Mosby Feb 20 #84
Did the UN invent a country called Israel? intheflow Feb 20 #96
Great. And the 26% or so of non-jews in Israel have full rights. Mosby Feb 20 #103
There was NEVER a country called Palestine! LeftInTX Feb 21 #129
Common Dreams! OilemFirchen Feb 20 #83
I found DU through Common Dreams. intheflow Feb 20 #94
I have read what you were saying. My question was WHY you said what you were saying in response Beastly Boy Feb 20 #85
Past is not prologue. intheflow Feb 20 #95
Ah, a deflection! Beastly Boy Feb 20 #98
Statement of Hoyer on Murder and Return of Israeli Hostages LetMyPeopleVote Feb 20 #14
Post removed Post removed Feb 20 #23
You're adorable! Welcome to DU! Coventina Feb 20 #29
LOL! ShazzieB Feb 20 #58
boom ZDU Feb 20 #31
It's a contest to see how terrible people can be. Both sides are on the field and playing offense and defense. twodogsbarking Feb 20 #27
A palestinian friend of mine says that the people dont like Hamas, but they have no one else to protect them from isreal TalenaGor Feb 20 #28
Protect them from what. Mosby Feb 20 #46
Bombs that result in mass murder iemanja Feb 20 #120
I wouldn't do anything to provoke a response like that. Mosby Feb 20 #124
I'm directly responding to your iemanja Feb 21 #125
Hogwash Richard D Feb 20 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author WheelWalker Feb 20 #32
All this supports continued hate and violence Bread and Circuses Feb 20 #33
The biggest threat to Jews are ANTI-SEMITES not a Jew! Behind the Aegis Feb 20 #34
So.....basically you are saying that killing innocent people in acts of terrorism is OK. Coventina Feb 20 #38
So many squirrels every time dead Israelis/Jews are mentioned. Behind the Aegis Feb 20 #40
No. Not at all. Bread and Circuses Feb 20 #118
Unacceptable Cirsium Feb 20 #48
But the DNC didn't give the pro-Pal protesters 5 minutes at the conference!!! Arazi Feb 20 #36
The pro-pal speakers voted for Kamala. Eko Feb 20 #71
Dude, it's not me who insists Dems fucked up not allowing pro-Pals onstage Arazi Feb 20 #110
But you did say this. Eko Feb 20 #117
. Arazi Feb 20 #119
Wow Avalon Sparks Feb 20 #37
The family was abducted... Richard D Feb 20 #44
And here we have the innocent children and civilians of Gaza . . . Richard D Feb 20 #68
And, something that isn't making it into the press. Richard D Feb 20 #69
No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people. Albert Camus Ping Tung Feb 20 #45
No one here is defending Hamas. Ms. Toad Feb 20 #51
I see what you did here - Mossfern Feb 20 #86
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has spoken about the scenes in Gaza today of Palestinians cheering on the coffins LetMyPeopleVote Feb 20 #54
The Palestinians are proud about what they did. Mosby Feb 20 #75
How can anyone claudette Feb 20 #57
How did the US defend killing tens of thousands of German children? FBaggins Feb 20 #62
13,000 at last count Uncle Joe Feb 20 #65
According to the Gaza Health Department . . . Richard D Feb 20 #99
Approximately 48% of Gaza's total population was 17 or younger on October 7th living in one of the most densely Uncle Joe Feb 20 #104
There was no need to question it before Oct 7. Richard D Feb 20 #105
All of the Palestinian Peoples' aren't Hamas anymore than all Americans are MAGA Uncle Joe Feb 20 #108
Some folks find it quite easy to defend sarisataka Feb 20 #77
Who? iemanja Feb 20 #106
Just read the replies sarisataka Feb 20 #111
I'm not seeing it iemanja Feb 20 #121
The proof is right in front of you sarisataka Feb 20 #123
I suppose it's distraction iemanja Feb 21 #126
No one with any humanity can possibly defend that... regnaD kciN Feb 20 #78
You must bring a 'whatabout' Mossfern Feb 20 #90
Absolutely. iemanja Feb 20 #122
Why can't we mourn the loss of these innocents Mossfern Feb 20 #88
This! mcar Feb 20 #92
Horrific iemanja Feb 20 #107
No excuse. Add it to the list of atrocities. Iggo Feb 20 #115
Those precious, beautiful babies Richard D Feb 21 #128
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