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Mossfern

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9. Absolutely!

Fri May 15, 2026, 01:49 PM

May 15

I remember being astonished at the immediate "response" by pro Hamas groups with printed signs at the ready.
How did they organize so swiftly? It was heartbreaking for me. There must have been a concerted propaganda machine
in place well before hand.

... and then there's the deniers... in spite of Hamas' generated documentation of the atrocities.

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The Truth About Hamas [View all] question everything May 15 OP

The Civil Commission's Report on Oct 7th Sexual Violence - Silenced NO More Behind the Aegis May 15 #1

i've seen a lot of ppl say kristoff's OPINION piece mopinko May 15 #2

Hamas atrocities were documented by themselves. Using cell phones of victims and question everything May 15 #3

who can forget? lots of ppl. mopinko May 15 #4

Absolutely! Mossfern May 15 #9

they were absolutely ready. the campus protests smelled funny to me at the time. mopinko May 15 #13

It was definitely planned to get Trump back in the WH. yardwork May 15 #58

They had the protestors ready to go the next day mcar May 15 #16

and they sure did. mopinko May 15 #17

We sure are mcar May 15 #18

ya know, i was a mod here back on the day. mopinko May 15 #20

Yes! The whataboutism is strong. Behind the Aegis May 15 #38

As shown on this very thread mcar May 15 #39

K&R betsuni May 15 #5

Yes. Hamas committed sexual atrocities Oct 7. harumph May 15 #6

Reasonable people shouldn't dispute the atrocities of Oct 7 sarisataka May 15 #8

I see more deniers of atrocities by and apologists for Israel than apologists for the atrocities of Hamas at DU. PufPuf23 May 15 #29

I have seen the opposite sarisataka May 15 #45

You need new glasses, PufPuf23 May 15 #48

I see just fine, you can see in this thread where some cannot bring themselves to speak ill of Hamas sarisataka May 15 #51

I am saying antisemitism is real and has been boosted on steroids by Israel's response to Oct 7. PufPuf23 May 15 #56

I can concur with that observation. In fact there were posts pushing Democracy Now's Jeremy Scahill lostincalifornia May 15 #54

u have it backwards. mopinko May 15 #12

If that is the case, then it's very bad journo. harumph May 15 #19

i mean, who here trusts the nyt these days? mopinko May 15 #21

K&R Solly Mack May 15 #7

The truth about Israel. - 78 years of ethnic cleansing malaise May 15 #10

Are you saying Mossfern May 15 #11

Answer that re Gaza, Lebanon or the West Bank malaise May 15 #30

I've seen lots of condemnation Mossfern May 15 #43

propaganda. mopinko May 15 #15

I literally had a poster here tell me Rob H. May 15 #24

Yes indeed malaise May 15 #28

Imagine if someone said they didn't want to hear what happened before Oct 8th. AloeVera May 15 #47

Watch this also: Nabka Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel's Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience Nanjeanne May 15 #33

Kick malaise May 15 #35

Time dulls horrific reality - as does Jew hate mcar May 15 #14

agree. mopinko May 15 #22

It is. nt mcar May 15 #25

Big difference between malaise May 15 #36

Tell this to all the Jews who were harassed on campus, on their way to synagogues, on the NY rail question everything May 15 #55

I still can't get over Hamas terrorists praised as "freedom fighters." betsuni May 15 #40

Mandela-like, they were mcar May 15 #41

Didn't happen in a vacuum Blue Full Moon May 15 #23

So does that mean the acts of Oct 7 are justified sarisataka May 15 #26

The conflict in Gaza has been the deadlier for Palestinian journalists there Rob H. May 15 #27

and many of them have turned out to b hamas operatives, mopinko May 15 #31

According to the IDF Rob H. May 15 #52

A good read here malaise May 15 #32

Again .... Mossfern May 15 #44

I believe the continued silence sarisataka May 15 #46

Sadly Mossfern May 15 #57

IDF Angels celebrating the harm and death of innocent Palestinians. PufPuf23 May 15 #50

I don't know why it is so hard for some to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas AND the IDF at the same time. Fil1957 May 15 #34

There are at least a few posters on DU, who, even at this late date, Rob H. May 15 #37

No matter how you slice it, there are no "good guys" here. nt Buns_of_Fire May 15 #42

Yep. Neither side has clean hands EdmondDantes_ May 15 #59

Two wrongs have never made a right. It is possible, and I think necessary, for any person of integrity to condemn both artemisia1 May 15 #49

We all knew Hamas consisted of vicious savages. Intractable May 15 #53