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Nevernose

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31. Even the UN said those UN facilities
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 02:42 PM
Dec 2016

Were being used as weapons launching facilities. It also doesn't matter how many Israelis were killed; just because the IDF has better missiles doesn't give Hamas the right to shoot at IDF.

I'm really not taking Israel's side here. Fuck their government and fuck their illegal settlements and fuck their war mongering. But forgetting that there are two sides to this conflict, both of which are very much at fault? Fuck that, too.

In fact, the 2014 Gaza "Conflict" just exasperated the whole thing, and both sides were responsible. They were mad about the settlements, Israel removed them entirely, and Hamas took over and started shooting again (first eliminating their political enemies, then back to launching rockets). This enabled Israeli apartheid-ists to sit back and say, "See? Removing the settlements does nothing for us!"

Except now Netanyahu has Trump & Lunitics, Inc. carrying water for him and it looks like there will never be a two state solution. The only light I see in the tunnel is that people -- normal, average, plain old people -- are starting to realize that this isn't a good guys versus bad guys situation, and that helping Israel militarily despite what they do hurts the United States.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is Mad [View all] Chasstev365 Dec 2016 OP
Good.. coco22 Dec 2016 #1
He's mad for getting busted doing what he actually did Renew Deal Dec 2016 #2
He is a terrorist. libtodeath Dec 2016 #3
really? how do you figure that? Mosby Dec 2016 #7
Not sure if I'd call him a terrorist, cab67 Dec 2016 #8
Ask the Palestinians. libtodeath Dec 2016 #10
40% of Palestinians support terrorism, 97% hate Jews. Mosby Dec 2016 #11
Nice islamopobic post. libtodeath Dec 2016 #12
You object to real scientific research? Mosby Dec 2016 #14
I object to rw propoganda. libtodeath Dec 2016 #15
So you only like science when it agrees with your preconcieved notions - got it. Mosby Dec 2016 #16
rw propaganda and islamophobia is not worth my time. libtodeath Dec 2016 #19
Was not aware that Pew was right wing HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #28
Real scientific research demonstrates how much land has been stolen malaise Dec 2016 #43
Mosby, thanks for adding facts to this "discussion." grossproffit Dec 2016 #22
Not defending those views at all, but they don't exist in a vacuum. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #37
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #45
Compared to the Palestinians, he is Mother Teresa HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #44
War crimes for one MFM008 Dec 2016 #17
Does Israel have the right to defend itself? Mosby Dec 2016 #18
Sure it does, but it does NOT have the right to illegally occupy land that doesn't belong to it. white_wolf Dec 2016 #20
I think the Russians maybe did it the right way Yupster Dec 2016 #41
basically the same as was done in Israel proper in 1949. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #42
I was thinking more of a big versus little thing Yupster Dec 2016 #46
YES, she does. grossproffit Dec 2016 #23
Even the UN said those UN facilities Nevernose Dec 2016 #31
fuck 'im... dhill926 Dec 2016 #4
In the clinical sense n/t UTUSN Dec 2016 #5
Come on! they are a client Sam1 Dec 2016 #6
The USS Liberty? You've exposed yourself. grossproffit Dec 2016 #24
This is starting to feel a touch ant-semetic HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #29
Israel did it to themselves awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #39
For all the $$$ we send Israel, he can be mad The Blue Flower Dec 2016 #9
hear, hear! nt. Stellar Dec 2016 #27
At least 6 billion dollars a year, and he knows he can act the way he does... dubyadiprecession Dec 2016 #33
I care, because he is a RWing nutball and can hurt the people around him. Rex Dec 2016 #13
I've never gotten over that speech to Congress. white_wolf Dec 2016 #21
Just heard a congressman on msnbc talk about the dust up....and again I wonder why no one goes wiggs Dec 2016 #25
Thanks for sharing! nt Stellar Dec 2016 #26
Bibi is Trump + 80 IQ points Azathoth Dec 2016 #30
Don't forget kleptocrat. lostnfound Dec 2016 #35
Netanyahu is the same guy who came onto American soil to actively campaign for Romney NWCorona Dec 2016 #32
Good-Bibi is an ass Gothmog Dec 2016 #34
Well, he should be angry. HassleCat Dec 2016 #36
He isn't worried because he knows jimlup Dec 2016 #38
Bibi's mad and I am glad Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #40
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