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LuvNewcastle

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3. It looks to me like each of them wants to wipe the other off the face of the Earth.

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 10:36 PM

Aug 2014

The hatred is so deep. That's why I don't think they'll ever come to an agreement on their own. The UN or someone is going to have to step in and tell them how it is. That's the only solution, I think.

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The Likud vs. Hamas war in Gaza. [View all] MohRokTah Aug 2014 OP

Whether it gets locked or not, understand you aren't alone in this view. n/t 99Forever Aug 2014 #1

If the conversation actually turned from I/P to Likud/Hamas... MohRokTah Aug 2014 #4

I don't know what's controversial about that view. joshcryer Aug 2014 #7

I think it's wishful thinking to dismiss this as a conflict between Likud and Hamas... JVS Aug 2014 #2

Teabaggers are elected in the US. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #6

And can we dismiss them as not representative of the political views of their constituencies? JVS Aug 2014 #8

Two words, voter turnout. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #10

Does that apply to Israeli and Palestinian politics? JVS Aug 2014 #11

i read somewhere that Netanyahu and Hamas both got less than 50 percent support JI7 Aug 2014 #12

Coalition governments are the norm in many parliamentary democracies tritsofme Aug 2014 #15

i didn't say it was nefarious , which is why i compared it to republican control of the house JI7 Aug 2014 #16

I guess I don't understand your analogy then. tritsofme Aug 2014 #17

Pooh! Cleita Aug 2014 #19

It looks to me like each of them wants to wipe the other off the face of the Earth. LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #3

Yes. Thanks for this. elleng Aug 2014 #5

As far as reductionism goes, I can get behind this. joshcryer Aug 2014 #9

remember how Bush needed Bin Laden tapes and fake terror alerts to keep support ? JI7 Aug 2014 #13

You can read the Likud party platform and the Hamas charter online Alameda Aug 2014 #14

+1 and play on people's fear of being killed, but they kept on killing. freshwest Aug 2014 #20

I so agree. Two Lords trying to kill each other and taking Cleita Aug 2014 #18