Australian World Central Kitchen aid worker 'Zomi' Frankcom killed by apparent Israeli air strike in

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  1. Tipper101

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    Except it’s not genocide and facts still matter no matter how much you’d prefer them otherwise.
     
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    Tipper101 Well-Known Member

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    And directly targeting aid workers helps Netanyahu out in what way exactly? Explain the strategy to me I’d love to hear it
     
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    There are a couple hundred thousand Palestinians in America.

    Why is that a problem? Here, they can start businesses, vote, buy food, build families, etc. They have futures to build.

    The problem in Gaza is starvation, murder and extreme hopelessness.
     
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    Experts around the entire world disagree with you.
     
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    Good, send some my way then and we can have a chat since, clearly, you aren’t one
     
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    The starvation of Gaza is NOT an accident. And, it is not furthered by feeding the citizens.

    Why does the IDF snipe even women and children who come to aid trucks?

    Why are they blocking aid trucks from crossing in the north crossings from Israel?

    Why are they monumentally slow walking the lines of semis at Rafah bringing aid for Gaza from around the world?
     
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    You haven’t explained why voluntarily letting in aid just to destroy it is a strategy that makes any sense.
     
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    Civilians are getting killed because Hamas is using them as human shields.

    What kind of piece of **** would do that and why would you support them?
     
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    This is absolutely stupid.

    Israel has NEVER cared whether there are civilians around.

    We give them 2000 pound bombs for Israel to drop on apartment buildings in the middle of the night. Bombs powerful enough to bring down multiple concrete apartment buildings.

    Then YOU come along and swallow Israel's claim of "shields"!!

    There are NO shields. Yoav Galant has said that anyone over the age of 4 must be considered Hamas.
     
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    Unfortunately Israel can afford to lose the support of everyone except the US. And the US does this kind of **** too, so we're unlikely to stop supporting Israel over it, so long as we keep electing the MIC's lackeys to govern.
     
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    Biden has been faced with this and has not done an adequate job of turning it around.

    But, Trump has long been a closer friend to Netanyahu than has Biden or a number of other presidents of either party.
     
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    This war does have a political dimension. Netanyahu can't really just deny all food. He does care about the ICJ, the UNSC and the views of numerous other nations.

    Also, his own people aren't uniformly behind starving the civilians of Gaza to death. There are major demonstrations in Tel Aviv and and other cities.

    Today, he can say he is letting in aid.
     
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    This is horrific. and yes, many nations are really pizzed off at Israel. It has been building up and this took things over the top. Condolences to the relatives of these terrific peple who were doing such a humanitarian job under the most horrific of circumstances.

    After much pressure and criticism (justified) Israel finally said it made a mistake. It is more than a "mistake" it is a horrific tragedy. Meanwhile the people in Gaza are in a major humanitarian crisis. ( creating that crisis is not part of "defending Israel". The tragic "collateral" damage is far to extreme. One cannot "war" on an "ism" (terrorism") All this does is create more anger and the potential for more terrorists to emerge.
     
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    So being able to say he let in aid is not countered by him blowing up the aid? You are not making any sense.
     
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    Name one German invasion of Poland you condone.
     
  16. Bush Lawyer

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    If you want to be blunt...in a way, yes. Give them the option. Stop the slaughter or yer own yer own.
     
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    And 'just to be clear' are you saying Israel would be wiped off the map without Western support for slaughter?
     
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    The U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Nope. They were in a deconfliction zone.
     
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    Finally! You might be understanding why Israel murdered them.
     
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    No rape.
     
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    Name ten military operations launched by Israel in Gaza.
     
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    What the hell are you quoting?

    What are you denying occured?
     
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    So anyone in a vehicle is a legitimate target?
     
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    A less liberal thinking person wouldn't want to be that cozy with the enemy by using their vehicles. The “team was traveling in a deconflicted zone in two armored cars branded with the WCK logo and a soft skin vehicle,” WCK said. And Hamas gives nothing to anybody. Those vehicles are rented.
     

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