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Israel/Palestine

shira

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15. So, a 90% civilian death rate from drone strikes...

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #14)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 08:42 AM

Jul 2016

....is an attempt to minimize civilian casualties, unlike bad Israel whose rate is around 50% while its populace is under constant rocket attack. 90% civilians killed under Obama is better than Israel's 50% under Livni. Wow.

In addition, talk of human shields is complete BS, despite all the video evidence proving it.

That's willful blindness. Identical IMHO to fanatical fundamentalist religious belief in which all facts & logic are thrown out the window in favor of some cherished narrative. There's a reason BDS isn't catching on. People don't like being lied to. Most people aren't fanatics who so easily buy into false hate propaganda. They see the truth, they reject the lies - especially lies based on hate. That's why BDS is failing miserably now and why HRC, Obama, and Bernie oppose it.

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ETA: Over 150,000 civilian deaths in Iraq since 2003....
http://qz.com/724452/there-are-at-least-three-totally-different-estimates-of-how-many-civilians-died-in-the-iraq-war/

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Missiles Everywhere [View all] shira Jul 2016 OP

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Lebanon will be destroyed, tens of thousands dead. shira Jul 2016 #3

The 2006 war with Lebanon was a strategic blunder for Israel. Little Tich Jul 2016 #4

Nasrallah has been hiding in a bunker ever since...no rockets from Lebanon since then either shira Jul 2016 #5

Well, you admit they aren't doing anything, too busy in Syria. bemildred Jul 2016 #6

If you read the OP you'll find Israel isn't going to start anything with Hezbollah. shira Jul 2016 #7

No chance I'm going to read that shit, life is short. bemildred Jul 2016 #8

Actually, there have been a few incidents too. bemildred Jul 2016 #9

I think that's what people call a false dilemma. Little Tich Jul 2016 #10

Your thinking is wrong. You just conveniently evaded the question... shira Jul 2016 #11

There are many instances where it seems as if Israel has targeted civilians, Little Tich Jul 2016 #12

The war crime is launching rockets from under hospitals, apartment buildings, schools.... shira Jul 2016 #13

Firing on civilians is a war crime, and it's doubtful that any lives could be saved by firing at Little Tich Jul 2016 #14

So, a 90% civilian death rate from drone strikes... shira Jul 2016 #15

Perhaps our different perceptions on the war on Gaza stems from using different sources? Little Tich Jul 2016 #16

First, the "Gaza Health Ministry".... shira Jul 2016 #17

The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman acknowledges Israel is more careful.... shira Jul 2016 #18

Time to Address Impunity: Two Years After the Gaza/Israel War Little Tich Jul 2016 #19

The head of the US military says Israel is more careful w/ civilians than America shira Jul 2016 #20

US airstrikes allegedly kill at least 73 civilians in northern Syria shira Jul 2016 #21