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Originally Posted by bladeofdarkness
and you base this on what exactly ?
international law does not forbid laying siege to your enemies
and Gaza isn't even under a total siege, because it shares a border with Egypt
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Israel controls the air, the sea & 1 of the borders. Egypt are just as bad as they are.
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they don't have to allow Cement
they don't have to allow almost anything really
the only thing the israeli's actually HAVE to let in is humaniterian aid (drugs, food), which they do
the ruling body in gaza (hamas) is at war with israel, and so israel is perfectly in its right to do whatever they can to hamper them from functioning properly
if they want the blockade lifted, they know what they have to do.
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Hamas isn't at war with anyone. It is smaller Insurgency groups who're responsible for the firing of rockets, groups who Hamas are actively fighting against to stop rocket attacks.
Israel bombed the fuck out of Gaza. Most of the damage they caused was deliberate and unecessary. I mean, what fucking threat does a Flour Mill or a Sewage treatment facility pose to Israel? Nothing and yet they bombed it. They need building material to rebuild Gaza, Israel refuses. If they think they are doing themselves any favours by keeping a seige on Gaza, they must be stupider than i thought.
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as for the "Masscare" in gaza
the palestinian death toll is between 800 and 1400 (civilians and combatants)
the death toll from US actions in falujia is estimated to be about 2000 (civilians and combatants)
thats dense urban combat, not massacre
you want examples of massacres
look up hamma massacre in syria (1982) and black september in jorden (1970) to get a clue on how an ARAB regime would react if dealing with problems smiler to what israel was dealing with in gaza
i'll give you a hint ... it involves adding another zero to the death toll
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It has been proven time and time again, Israel used an "Insane" amount of force in Gaza. They didn't give a fuck if they killed civilians or not. We have so many reported cases of civilians being targetted by Israel. Even if 1 civilian had died during that attack, it is 1 person too many.
Israel shows no regard at all for the lives of Palestinians. This is proven from when they assaulted the UN Complex inside Gaza, full of civilians. This is proven time and time again, with their heavy handed tactics against peaceful demonstrations. Compare their recations with how they deal with extremist settler groups who carry out violence against Palestinians, and even throw stones at soldiers.