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Beit Hanoun: Women act as human shields
Ali Waked, Gaza
Published: 05.11.06, 22:53
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31. #2 if they were cowards to scape execution ambus;
(11.06.06)
the IDF soldiers were foolish brave.
32. Israel and Israelis have to see themselves for what they are
Osama ,   USA   (11.06.06)
It is time for Israel and Israelis to see themselves for what they really are. Denying that Israel is an invader and an occupier is an old tactic used to confuse themselves with and to hide the truth. I can never understand how one person can justify for themselves denying a whole population their freedom and their basic human rights because he believes it is his God given right. If Israel and the Israelis don’t consider themselves occupiers, then give all the people of the land the same rights as citizens of the state. All people are equal in one land one country.
33. #26 but the Israelid vote in Pacemakers; not Peacemakers
(11.06.06)
34. To 32 Dummy
John ,   NZ   (11.06.06)
Israel is NOT occupier http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Declaration%20of%20Establishment%20of%20State%20of%20Israel
35. Izraelis are guilty
Andrey ,   Canada   (11.06.06)
Izraelis are guilty of criminal negligence. It is a crime against humanity to allow excistence of arab mobs out of control. It is because of Israely arabs have weapons in Gaza; it is because of israely arabs in thew whole world think they have right to squabble for slightes reasons. This sooner or later will lead to mass extermination of Arab population which would not happen if the so called "jihad" would not evolve to a state it is now. The later it will happen the more grief arabs cause to people of the world in the mean time.
36. The American Dream
Nancy ,   Lebanon   (11.06.06)
Why all the world must suffer just to please the Americans in fullfilling their illusional dream? It seems that the American Long Film is so long, longer than anybody could imagine. I hope that sociology is right and one day soon this huge empire would fall down or else there would be nothing left in the world but the American Commercial trash.
37. My comment to #14 was censored
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (11.06.06)
38. #14 Racism? "Two MILLION TERRORISTS" for BRITAIN
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (11.06.06)
Resistance to occupation by the British in the UK has begun: www.dailymail.co.uk Threat of up to two million Muslim terrorists, warns community leader By STEVE DOUGHTY 11th September 2006 Britain will face have to deal with up to two million Islamic terrorists unless there is an end to 'demonising' of Muslims, the leader of the most influential Muslim organisation has said. Treating all Muslims as if they were terrorists will encourage large numbers to become terrorists, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari said... The warning from the chief of the Muslim Council of Britain - the grouping that Tony Blair's Government has considered the leading voice for Muslims - came amid rising tensions over the increasingly suspicious attitude to Muslims in the rest of society... "If that demonisation continues, then Britain will have to deal with two million Muslim terrorists, 700,000 of them in London. "If you attack a whole community, it becomes despondent and aggressive," he added...
39. The women are part of the Islamist CIVILIAN ARMY
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (11.06.06)
PA society voted overwhelmingly for Hamas - the Hamas Charter calls for the murder of all Jews. The goal of Palestinian Authority society is the murder of Jewish innocents. It is a war against Israel's G-D and G-D's Laws. G-D NEVER changes. G-D's Word NEVER changes! G-D commanded: YOU SHALL NOT MURDER
40. RELIGION OF PEACE CAUSES SUFFERING DEATH AND WAR
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (11.06.06)
http://thereligionofpeace.com/
41. Beit Hanoun #10 & 14
Arthur Cohn ,   Palo Alto USA   (11.06.06)
There is nothing racist about the previous talkbacks. Arabs and Jews are of the same race! This is war between Arabs who want to destroy Israel, and are using rockets to do so, and Israel that doesn't wish to be destroyed.
42. Difference between legitimate and illigetimate defence
Jack ,   Farnborough, UK   (11.07.06)
Legitimate defence implies employing measured strength. In Gaza, 50 dead in 5 days and counting, with a missile exploding near a palestinian schoolbus and killing a teenager and a teacher, are hardly balanced out with the couple of Israeli deaths... (I would be curious to know how many deaths were caused by palestinians in the last month and how many by Israel, so that numbers can show who is doing most of the killing). Illegitimate defence therefore implies use of overwhelming, disproportionate strength and firepower, such as the one in Lebanon over the summer: to refresh, we see a border attack with a figure of around a dozen casualties mostly military and a bombing that includes a capital city, thousand of troops, and the killing of mostly civilians. Even as the Hezbollah militants (call them as you may) sent rockets after the start of the Israeli retaliatory operation it didn't even inflict a tenth of the casualties (to remain with factual evidence here and not start to justify death with intention) and these casualties were mostly military. I wish to state unequivocally that I am happy very a very little number of Israeli casualties have occurred, and would only wish Palestinians had very few casualties themselves as well. And for the very distasteful comment #18 equating wanting to be humane as much as possible with being a coward, may I remind the contributor that one of the outcome of the second world war and all its horrors was the creation of the Geneva Conventions, to ensure such horrors were less likely to occur again? Being humane does not mean being weak. Being humane means being courageous, it means if you're a soldier that you won't accept civilian casualties to be caused deliberately to avoid taking a risk yourself. Your logic that refusing to kill civilians and wanting to be humane is cowardice would be much appreciated by terrorists blowing up bystanders when attacking US soldiers in Iraq.
43. #42
Oleg ,   Milwaukee, USA   (11.07.06)
You can call coward or whatever -- this does not mater for me. According to you Israel should do the same as arabs do -- send suicide bombers -- with this you will be satisfied enough. I think they should not. The ball always is in Pals hands -- they have never (from the day 1) chosen other way except war. With this in mind I do not care how many of them will disappear. They and only they can change this circle. It does not matter how many Geneva conventions will be created any war will have civil deaths. To eliminate this there should not be a war -- anykind. Does Israel have a partner for peace in Arab world? No. All of them will support Pals war. So why are you blaming Israel for its right to exist.
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