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In reply to the discussion: If Gaza's Children Starve, Israel Will Lose Its Moral Legitimacy Forever [View all]ForgedCrank
(1,787 posts)38. Israel will
not lose legitimacy with me.
Their neighbor declared war on them years ago, and initiated an attack and invasion, killing over 1,000 people.
The same people there have been doing the same shit for years. Attack Israel, then cry to the world about mistreatment when Israel retaliates to weaken the threat. They steal all incoming aid, then blame Israel when children are starving.
The sad part is that so many people keep falling for this 100% predictable MO.
If we want to protect those children, we need to support the effort to destroy Hamas. It is the only way, even if it may only be temporary
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If Gaza's Children Starve, Israel Will Lose Its Moral Legitimacy Forever [View all]
Nanjeanne
Mar 21
OP
Yes true - but what will happen is even worse. The article's facts and figures are staggering.
Nanjeanne
Mar 21
#3
Israel restricts the aid. For instance, scissors are "dual use", so they turned away truck with them in medical supplies
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 21
#54
It isn't very much food going in. I read today that before the war, 500 trucks a day
DemocraticPatriot
Mar 21
#59
The amount of bullshit like this, "speaking out against the starvation of kids means you hate Jews" is
Sky Jewels
Mar 21
#39
The war and starvation in Sudan is another humanitarian crisis that is staggering. Humanitarian
Nanjeanne
Mar 21
#10
Our allies are supposed to better. IMO: Israel had/has become our bullying little
TeamProg
Mar 21
#14
Please provide a link for 140 trucks per day. Previously someone gave some indormation
Nanjeanne
Mar 21
#58
You said "simply because aid is not allowed in by Israel." I said up to 140+ aid trucks have been arriving every day
EX500rider
Mar 21
#64
Uh. I think it's the recent slaughter of a generation of Israeli's in the 1940's that allows them to finally
jimfields33
Mar 21
#29
That version of history is not correct. Prior to the British Mandate the Ottoman Empire had complete control over that
JohnSJ
Mar 21
#23
I sincerely hope that Mr. Lucy didn't have a long "teaching" career. Google could have really helped him out, or, if
TeamProg
Mar 21
#45
There's a reason Bill Clinton never used the word "genocide" in the context of Bosnia or Rwanda.
cab67
Mar 21
#44
Both sides claim to have God on their side and believe that killing each other is righteous.
Ping Tung
Mar 21
#32
I've never undertood why people would select a God that requires that they "fear" it.
Ping Tung
Mar 21
#40