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woodsprite

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52. Because all are afraid to speak of the conflict except in support due to religion & money.

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 10:43 AM

Jul 2014

I don't speak of it on FB because I have Jewish friends who are on both sides, and I have a few Palestinian friends who just want to be friends. It's wrong. I'm glad my church divested. All I keep thinking of is that you would think a people who had been under extermination would not turn into ones doing the exterminating, then I think I must not know enough about it because I haven't delved into their history, etc. To me (strictly my opinion), it seems their fight would be with the people of Hamas and not all Palestinians, yet the powers that be feel that all Palestinians should be dead. How can we as the US, offer shelter/protection to Palestinians already here while funding this destruction.

Screwed up world!

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Tweets Coming Out Of / About Gaza Tonight: "I Feel I Am Going To Die" [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2014 OP

Now ambulances and hospitals are under attack... Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #1

"AMBULANCE CREW ARE UNDER GUNFIRE NOW!" cpwm17 Jul 2014 #2

I'm following them on my twitter feed as well; this is absolutely horrible. enigmatic Jul 2014 #3

Sickening. arikara Jul 2014 #4

Fuck... WillyT Jul 2014 #5

More Here: 'This 16-Year-Old Girl Is Live-Tweeting Gaza Under Attack' - BuzzFeed WillyT Jul 2014 #9

Careful WillyT! Scootaloo Jul 2014 #14

She's just a Pallywood shill! Hayabusa Jul 2014 #44

self-deleted. Big Blue Marble Jul 2014 #50

Why does the name Ann Frank come to mind? N/T Big Blue Marble Jul 2014 #51

And the John McCain / Pam Gellar wings of DU support this "to the hilt" n/t Scootaloo Jul 2014 #6

Don't forget the ah*le that is crying wolf in I/P right now about a few broken windows. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2014 #19

This genocide is horrific and sponsored by our tax dollars NightWatcher Jul 2014 #7

We have tons of tax dollars Go Vols Jul 2014 #18

Stop sending Israel our tax dollars. Harry Reed disagrees with me however. Ed Suspicious Jul 2014 #68

Amen ClarkeVII Jul 2014 #20

Contact Reid and Boehner Skidmore Jul 2014 #45

They know they can count on 'the base' no matter what they do. They let us call and rant but in the sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #53

We will remember those who shut their eyes covered their ears and closed their mouths. countryjake Jul 2014 #8

This picture is so sad and heartbreaking. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #28

Yes, it carries with it both the inhumanity of what is occurring... countryjake Jul 2014 #72

Exactly. The pictures on twitter are heartbreaking. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #73

"Israeli airstrike kills beloved star of Gaza children's TV program" madfloridian Jul 2014 #10

I was struck by that also. So incredibly cruel. Why is the world standing by an ALLOWING this? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #33

Harry Reid wants more aid for Israel malaise Jul 2014 #42

Because all are afraid to speak of the conflict except in support due to religion & money. woodsprite Jul 2014 #52

So so horrible. I went to a protest this weekend, as did millions around the world. Luminous Animal Jul 2014 #11

I think what you did is very important. madfloridian Jul 2014 #43

And Bibi would call all these tweets "lies." ReRe Jul 2014 #12

Question... Scootaloo Jul 2014 #15

I don't undertand the... ReRe Jul 2014 #23

What happened to fucking Unknown Beatle Jul 2014 #13

Netanyahu went to bed hard knowing his orders were causing the deaths of Palestinian women& children Ohio4theWin Jul 2014 #16

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #17

I cry looking at those beautiful faces. lovemydog Jul 2014 #21

I cry looking at all faces. Not only the beautiful ones.... mylye2222 Jul 2014 #26

They're all beautiful to me. lovemydog Jul 2014 #31

What a nightmare! NealK Jul 2014 #22

AlJazeera reporter in Gaza said the Israelis sent a message to reporters that they LoisB Jul 2014 #24

Shock and Awe Hissyspit Jul 2014 #35

Inb4 "Hamas must have been launching rockets out the back of the ambulances" LittleBlue Jul 2014 #25

Reading my twitter feed was just so horrifying and sad. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #27

:( BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #29

We are paying for this and providing arms.That blows chunks! easychoice Jul 2014 #30

....... defacto7 Jul 2014 #32

.......... MFM008 Jul 2014 #34

This morning on the early news, I see that Skidmore Jul 2014 #36

The absence of the usual apologists on this thread uplifts the moral tone of DU eridani Jul 2014 #37

Hey, Israel, WTF! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #38

121 Billion Dollars in foreign aid to Israel. We are to blame for this! B Calm Jul 2014 #39

I just watched BBC news malaise Jul 2014 #40

They are killing all of them :( nt TBF Jul 2014 #41

K&R. This is beyond war crimes. Hayabusa Jul 2014 #46

I watched some livestreams last night Marrah_G Jul 2014 #47

Sickening. Heartbreaking. historylovr Jul 2014 #48

Seems like the Likudniks have decided to go ahead with genocide. judy Jul 2014 #49

Or consider the history of human slavery in the US - institutionalized closeupready Jul 2014 #65

Was it shit like this that got God pissed off at them in the first place? world wide wally Jul 2014 #54

Actually he explicitly told them to do it. Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #57

Supporters of Israel say that they have a right to defend themselves. This is beyond self-defense. jwirr Jul 2014 #55

Slave owners probably said they had the right to defend themselves against people like Nat Turner.NT Chathamization Jul 2014 #60

I am sure they did. jwirr Jul 2014 #62

Sadly, human slavery still exists - and we do nothing about that. closeupready Jul 2014 #66

I agree ... lexx21 Jul 2014 #99

Those bombs and munitions came from right here in the good ol' USA. JEB Jul 2014 #56

Genocide. JNelson6563 Jul 2014 #58

Considering our government genocided millions of native Americans. Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #59

Yes, thinking about it all these days. JNelson6563 Jul 2014 #61

Kick grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #63

The tears and blood of these children is first and foremost on Hamas MrNJ Jul 2014 #64

Whatever. If they would just lie down we'd stop killing their children. Ed Suspicious Jul 2014 #70

No. Fawke Em Jul 2014 #71

It sucks that Israel knowingly and intentionally kills so many children. morningfog Jul 2014 #74

Intentionally? Really? I don't suppose you have proof of that? MrNJ Jul 2014 #78

They intentionally strike and bomb places where children are known to be. morningfog Jul 2014 #81

They strike places from which rockets are launched. MrNJ Jul 2014 #89

They strike where they know children to be, but only suspect rockets to be. morningfog Jul 2014 #90

I find it really disgusting the Israel apologists who have no problem with the slaughter of children morningfog Jul 2014 #91

Not as bad as terrorist apologists MrNJ Jul 2014 #92

I make no apologies for anyone killing children. Because that is fucking disgusting. morningfog Jul 2014 #93

The main reason children are being killed is Hamas. MrNJ Jul 2014 #94

Bullshit. Israel is targeting and dropping the bombs. morningfog Jul 2014 #95

I would like to know what you propose Israel should do MrNJ Jul 2014 #96

I propose they quit targeting shelters and quit killing children. morningfog Jul 2014 #97

You can't be serious! Whoever's finger is on the trigger upaloopa Jul 2014 #76

killer but not murderer MrNJ Jul 2014 #79

Murderer! Fucking murderer! upaloopa Jul 2014 #82

Snap countryjake Jul 2014 #80

indeed stupidicus Jul 2014 #85

. Fearless Jul 2014 #67

I was following it too... Marrah_G Jul 2014 #69

The children of gaza say "you want gaza, Israel?" jonjensen Jul 2014 #75

Everyone in Gaza is not Hamas. Why are these people being killed? SummerSnow Jul 2014 #77

Just "cutting the grass." nt Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2014 #83

Sounds like Herr Bibi has issued the final solution edict MyNameGoesHere Jul 2014 #84

Only the winners decide what were war crimes. -- Gary Wills alterfurz Jul 2014 #86

This is so sad. McCamy Taylor Jul 2014 #87

Stop Whining it's just Bibi mowing his lawn... JCMach1 Jul 2014 #88

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2014 #98