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UN halts Gaza aid shipments, cites Israeli attacks
Associated Press
Published: 08.01.09, 18:04
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31. If this is not a war crime....
Dave Wilson ,   usa   (01.08.09)
I dont know what constitutes one. Israeli leaders both political and military should face the war crimes tribunal at the Hague. Sooner or later.
32. #10 Belgian Citizen
Dave Wilson ,   usa   (01.08.09)
I salute you for speaking up for what is right. You will be accused of being anti semitic like I have been over and over again, but you know what? If telling the truth is anti semitic, then I will always be proud to be one!
33. David Jerusalem #11
Dave Wilson ,   usa   (01.08.09)
I agree with you that the war zone is not a safe place, but you know, when you look back at Kana1, Kana 2, U.N school 1in Gaza and U.N school 2 in Gaza, the aid convoys and the countless of innocent children torn to pieces. Its becomes clear that this is beyond being unfortunate accidents or beyond being cases where Hamas or Hezbollah is firing from the vicinity (which the U.N in Lebanon and in Gaza denied). This is an intentional Israeli policy to instil fear and panic in the civilian population in order to drive a wedge between the civilian population and those resisting Israeli occupation. Face it Dave, your leaders (both political and military) are war criminals and should face justice sooner or later at the Hague. Not too long ago one of your military generals did not disembark from his plane in Europe because he was going to be arrested for war crimes in Lebanon. Justice will prevail sooner or later.
34. #26, Hi Terry
J K ,   NYC, USA   (01.08.09)
Not that any of the vs. Israel crowd would care to check, but there are reports that this event is disputed. Evidently, it might have been Hamas sniper fire that did this aid worker in. The same kinda guys who aren't or weren't allowing aid in from the Egyptian side of the border. Of course it's easier to blame Israel....seems like everything is the fault of Israel or 'The Jews' Inc.
35. May be irrelative to the subject
Yegal ,   Haifa   (01.08.09)
however, I wanted to say i wish I can spit on every single IDF soldier. And for those who died of them, a big dirty spit on their smelly bodies.
36. UN. Scraping of my boots.
Gideon Reader   (01.08.09)
Terry in Eilat. WHY should you not say what you want to say. Everyone knows thet the UN is controlled by Communists, Criminals and Canibals. The serial rapists and thieves; the extortioners and base slime that are conscripted from the prisons and worker's corners of the world are the self same scum that kvetch about the JOOOOS defending themselves against the 7th century Sand Savages ruled by poetry and hate. Bugger them. Say on m'Lud.
37. You look lovely tonight my Dear
Gideon Reader   (01.08.09)
HEY!! Watch it. The poor donkey does NOT need that. Besides. Knowing anit-Semites as I do, the Donk already most likely has an very close physical and emotional entanglement with the anti-Semite bugger as we speak(so to speak).
38. # 21 and the Libyan & " Belgian " idiots
Semper Fi! ,   San Diego, CA   (01.08.09)
Don't worry pal, most of the talkbacks come from people that had the task to eliminate the rats you sympathize with. We did our share with pride. Pest control continues with the USA and Israel wiping out that stinking tumor that represent islam and its terrorists. You're been killed everywhere but you not only deserve it, you seem to enjoy it. Comments coming from muslim that live in Eurabia, is like asking the UN to love the USA or Israel. They are irrelevant and even funny. An "austrian" a "belgian" a lybian" hahaha...Abdul in the country of Eurabia..that was a Tintin title.. UN and Hamas are the same corps, that has to be extracted and wasted.... You lefties and sympathizers..just get out from your tents and caves and ask europeans in the streets how do they enjoy being invaded by wave of barbarians...You'll be surprised by the answers... Give them hell, IDF The Marines are with you!!!
39. Gazans are going to lose their breakfast's butter
observer   (01.08.09)
but, for the present circumstances, Israel has to beg for sustaining aids to Gazans
40. UNRWA is perpetrating war crimes
Larry ,   Eastbourne, UK   (01.08.09)
UNRWA makes its schools, hospitals and other facilities available to terrorists to operate out of and hide in and to store explosives. The UN flag is used to give immunity. UNRWA schools incite hatred against Israel and teach genocidal antisemitism to Gaza children. The "9,000 locally-employed staffers" are in fact Hamas terrorists and the "international staffers" are all dedicated anti-Israel jihadists. I'm surprised that the Israeli government does not publicly charge UNRWA with committing war crimes.
41. why?
Aaron ,   buffalo   (01.08.09)
How many more Israelis have to die before this senseless war is over? How many more Palestinians have to die? What can be accomplished by this war? Nothing. The Israeli government is inept and lazy. They have no political or intellectual creativity. I'm wrong, you say? Why is there no agreement, something everyone knows will be the solution to this unnecessary conflict. And if you say it's simply because of the Palestians or Arabs (aka primatives, savages and beasts) you are a simpleton with no real educational training whose only recourse is to blame the other side because you have a massive victim complex. It boggles the mind as to how unbelievable inept and totally incompetant an egodriven hegemony can be. They have murdered. Blood on their hands, their infamy and laziness will be remembered, their names will be smeared with the blood of their victims.
42. LIES! Hamas snipers killed the UN workers
David ,   Israel   (01.08.09)
But hey, the snipers are Arabs, so it's ok, right? What's one more lie among millions against us Jews.
43. Let them buy a watch...
Bancor ,   Genoa, Italy   (01.08.09)
44. Israel HATES The U.N
Lawrence ,   Safed Israel   (01.08.09)
I wonder why?
45. Attacks on UN teams and schools
TURC ,   Brunoy, France   (01.08.09)
Taking the risk to be considered as a stupid French, like after my former mail, I repeat that the unjustifiable attacks on UN teams and buildings make a great damage to the renown of Israel, without any obvous militay advantage. Stop the killing !
46. Why do we even have a UN or red cross
what ever   (01.08.09)
the red cross wouldn't except MDA for the longest time until western countries put their foot down - The UN has one agenda "blame every thing on the Jews"- 400,000 women and children have bin killed in Sudan by Muslims and they don't say boo,
47. Rockets fired into Israel from area of UN post in Lebanon
5th generation ,   Israel   (01.08.09)
Useless Nuisance. Go deal with real criminals, and stop whining about misfortunes that don't anger you when they happen in other countries.
48. In Judaism, there are hundred verses to recite on revenge,
observer   (01.08.09)
but only one or two verses to recite in illness. >>A senior U.N. official denied on Wednesday that any Hamas militants were inside a U.N.-run school in Gaza John Ging, director of operations in Gaza for UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, told reporters at U.N. headquarters by videolink that he had visited the Jabalya school during a three-hour lull in fighting on Wednesday. "I was reassured by the management of the school, my own staff, senior, experienced, long-serving staff, that there were no militants in the school," Ging said. "I am very confident now that there was no militant activity inside the school nor militants in the school," Ging said, reiterating a call for an independent investigation. "If anybody has evidence to the contrary, then let's bring it forward," Ging said. They have the co-ordinates of all the UNRWA schools that are being used to shelter civilians.
49. #47 5th generation
Dave Wilson ,   usa   (01.08.09)
Hey 5th generation, Keep up your arrogance and there wont be a 6th generation.
50. The Jews Know
Not Jewish ,   USA   (01.09.09)
The UN is Israel's enemy. The UN collaborates with and is a support base for islamic terrorists all over the world. I want this vile cancer removed from the USA along with any and all trespassing muslim occupiers on American soil. Go home mohammad, you are not welcome in America.
51. to 10 in BELGIUM
LARRY ,   UNITED STATES   (01.09.09)
back in ww2 your country was hit by more V1 rockets by Germany then the city of London , its funny that your people jumped for joy when the american and british army and air force bombed hundreds of thousands of woman and children in Deautchland. you two faced bastard.
52. un shipment suspended
hosni   (01.09.09)
A hamas sniper shot the truck driver and then hamas pinned it on israel. The UN reflexively is arab and presumes israeli guilt. Later , it's retraction is barely noticed. It its the same all over the arab world, now infiltrated by the rotten regime of larijani's iran which is scheming like crazy to avoid being thrown out the iranian people. And more currently by the big mouth islamic iihadist Erdogan who sends F15s on daily patrol over the border with greece because he can't still accept that Greece has legitimate borders. This big mouth who intimidated Olmert with his " Turkey has been offended" routine, is in bed with hamas and iran but does it with a nice suit and polished look. The weakness that israel has shown over the last 3 years coincides with Olmert because he had a desperate need to make concessions out of fear, absolute fear. Now lets give credit to Nasrollah and Iran. they have designed a communist/guerilla bunker IEDs, RPG, russian gun/antitank cornet missiles in a bunker/tunnel system with surpise entrances and exits and shaheeds. At the same time, its offensive weapons are rockets. They are hard to defeat because they are underground and they don't care if the country has been bombed back 30 years. They inflicted some casualties, there is no defense to rockets, and they survived. Here's what the IDF has to do: 1) As opposed to Olmert and even barak, the UN wants proportional---fire back terror missiles right at gazan or lebanese civilians 2) get busy and accelerate development of antirocket systems across all types and fast!!!! 3) Since israelis do not want to fight underground in caves and tunnels, get the asymmetric plan ready to subjugate or bury alive the undergound system by shells with immobilizing gas. Then the aysmmetric fight will be somewhat neutralized. 4) While the US has finally had some success with local iraqi guerillas to fight the terrorists, I beleive israel has tried that with fatah and they stabbed israel in the back, and its weapons end up with hamas.(after Rice pressure israel to make concessions) 5) AWhen a truce is arranged, if Hamas should fire rockets again and israel has not listened to my plan, then assassinate the entire leadership right away. Barak was wrong to think that a 6 month truce was good for israel because hamas brought in rockets that are getting close to tel aviv. 5) Finally, the iranian regime of the sick larijani has got to be stabilized. So do it guys.
53. Hamas/PA Target JEWISH INNOCENTS. Israel Targets Terrorists
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (01.09.09)
Israel sends truck load after truck load of food, medical supplies and other supplies into Gaza. Israeli hospital treats Gaza patients in urgent need. An Israeli hospital treated a young Muslim woman - she returned strapped with a bomb belt to blow up amongst the Jewish doctors and nurses who helped her, but was caught. The Islamo Fascists commit war crimes: they use human shields; hide behind women and children; wage war from densely populated areas, store and fire rockets from residential buildings, schools, hospitals and mosques to deliberately MAXIMISE Arab injuries and deaths so that when Israel fires back in self defense and accidently kills civilians, the Islamics scream to the world, but the blood of the Arabs is on the heads of the Islamo Fascists.
54. Why is Israel in the UN?
Chocko ,   NY, USA   (01.09.09)
If its an enemy of the State, and does that mean you reject everything the UN has accomplished, stood for, stated, including the recognition of the State of Israel. Try some joined up thinking for a change, Frank from 'Canada'
55. # 26 Terrys Chocolate Orange
Chocko ,   NY, USA   (01.09.09)
Of course you are too old, but I bet you served your country well, as a paper shuffler and I bet you were a commander as was every single ex soldier I met in Israel, and of course you were also in the special forces. So now you are too old to do much except give out an an internet forum. Your just a bitter twisted old man who is feeling just a little too mortal and knows your time is coming to an end and wants to send other peoples children to do their bidding and as far as Im concerned, you are a major part of the problem in wherever terrorism strikes in the world, including NY. That much has 'sunk' in!
56. #53, after
GUH   (01.09.09)
A mom and her four kids, a school full of people Israel told to evacuate, a pharmacy, a university campus, a police station, the whole family of a politician, a journalist and his wife/ mother-in-law, an aid worker: 750+ dead, 2000 wounded, not to mention past offensives killing hundreds, thousands more... AND YOU STILL BELIEVE THIS??? Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?
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