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Old 06-24-2008, 04:46 PM
Strangelet
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Re: Hamas announces 6-month truce with Israel
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Originally Posted by Jason Roth View Post
Wow, someone who gets it.

Hey Deckard, got any more great predictions? I mean, you were so close this time. Just replace 'Israeli assault' with 'Palestinian assault' and you're there.
LOL

So what's the year long israeli economic blockade then? Even handed defense? So we can call suicide bombers of civilians terrorists but putting a knife to the throats of thousands of sick impoverished civilians isn't?

chalk me up as someone else who doesn't get it mate


Here's how I see it, which is exactly what Sean said, only it adds the, you know, the other fucking half of the story. That is not to say it contradicts Sean either. But it certainly seems to be contradicting you

"It is high time that the leaders of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) took effective steps to prevent and punish attacks on civilians in Israel," said Malcolm Smart, "but their failure to do so does not make it legitimate for the Israeli authorities to launch reckless air and artillery strikes which wreak such death and destruction among Palestinian civilians.

AND

"Israel has a legal obligation to protect the civilian population of Gaza,” said Malcolm Smart, director of Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Programme. “These attacks are disproportionate and go beyond lawful measures which Israeli forces may take in response to rocket attacks by Palestinian armed groups."

http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0303-03.htm

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Last edited by Strangelet; 06-24-2008 at 05:14 PM.