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Old 2009-01-11, 10:39   Link #296
TinyRedLeaf
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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Originally Posted by WanderingKnight View Post
Give them their damn land already. Stop the blockade. Let them get access to water. Let them live however the hell they want. If Israel really wanted to protect their people, they would've done that a long, long time ago.
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Originally Posted by bladeofdarkness View Post
pulling all their settelments out of gaza 3 years ago as a first step and a show of good will was answered by the hamas forcefully taking over and starting to pump weapons into the strip like its an armory (using every means they can, both land and sea)
your not likely to see israel making any other gestures of good faith like that until they get something for it
Sadly, I side with bladeofdarkness. With reference to BBC News:
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Hamas' decision to stand in Palestinian Authority legislative council elections in 2006 was a major departure for the movement and had a profound impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Top figures said the move reflected Hamas' importance in the Palestinian sphere and the need for it to address failing political structures beset by (Fatah's) corruption, inefficiency and lost credibility.

Aside from its much-vaunted incorruptibility, Hamas campaigned forcefully on its claim that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in the summer of 2005 was a victory for its commitment to armed conflict with the Israelis.
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Originally Posted by WanderingKnight View Post
Come on, don't you think Israel knows perfectly what they're doing? 830 deaths, almost 300 children. Over 3000 wounded. It only fuels terrorism and extend the danger to their people.

The numbers speak for themselves. We're not in the face of a preemptive strike against terrorism. We're facing a genocide.
Shame on you. That's a deliberately inflammatory remark based on flimsy opinion. If Israel wanted a genocide, it could have just carpet bombed Gaza, civilians be damned.
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