Comments on: Syria: Bloggers Infuriated by Israeli Massacre in Palestine

By: Manus

Manus — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:27:34 +0000

This is not a war this is genocide. For a start you need two states to have a war. In this instance we have a nuclear state with the most sophisticated weapons in the world and groups of civilians that Israel is illegally occupying. The Palestinian police are still civilians under international law as the state of Palestine does not exist and does not have armed forces. Also, there is a myth that in Gaza there are areas where the Hamas guerrilla could launch attacks without being amidst the rest of the population. The fact are that it is the most densely populated open air prison in the world and there are nowhere where the legitimately elected authority in Gaza can have police station but amidst highly populated areas. The reason for the conflict is not the launching of rockets by Hamas (as the launching of rockets is a consequence of the Israeli strangulation of the Palestinian people), but the expansionist aspirations of the Israeli fanatical religious right run by Rabbis and in a fragile coalition with the Neo-Zionist left. Fred, please stop that nonsense about the Palestinian love dying as it makes you people even sicker than you really are. As far as evicting all Arabs from the Arab peninsula and ethnically cleans the area that is your ultimate goal, however you will never succeed to do so.

By: Faye

Faye — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:46:41 +0000

so let me get this right…the reason for all these atrocities is…
hamas,hezbollah, iran, syria, bin laden, terrorists and everyone else..except of course Israel and their blatant lack of recognition to human rights of the Palestinian people.
just a reminder..whislt children in south lebanon in 2006 were being massacred in their homes, the children of Israel were writing messages of hate to them on the missiles about to be launched at them.” a gift to the children in lebanon form the children is israel” how extremely thoughtful. Great way to defend your right to exist Israel. try teaching yourselves and the next generation how to live in peace and tolerance of others. That is what i would expect of a nation that came into existence as a result of being treated this way during ww2. or is it a case of the vistim becoming the bully-like in the children’s playground!!!
reasons for why the innocent on boh sides are being killed are not what should be sought…try finding rasons why this is happening continuosly and how it can be solved. Neither palestinians or Israeli’s should have t live like this..and its easy for us all, sitting far away and comfortable on our computers to send these messages, andfor the US to support this…but we are not living there, we are not under threat and nor are our lives. come together people around the world with words and solutions, because when the dead are laid to rest, whose fault it is, no longer matters.

By: civax

civax — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:53:48 +0000

Brian: You mean the death of 61 civilians. All the rest are Hamas people.

I agree civilians should be minimized but that’s exactly what IDF tries to do in spite Hamas using civilian presence as human shields.

Don’t get me wrong, I pain the destruction there cause I’m a human being too and scared, injured people is not an easy sight to any of us here. You don’t see even one person gloats here, mind you. Still, as many countries – including Arab ones *and the Palestinians in the west bank* understand the blame is solely on Hamas.

Ever stopped to wander why Israel can have talks with Abbas and the West Bank but have to siege and fight in Gaza? It’s the same Israel! – the reason is Hamas.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:40:21 +0000

Gadi!

Try being Palestinian.

By: Gadi

Gadi — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:26:43 +0000

Brian, try living 10 km away from Gaza for more than a week, see what you say then.
Try having your family killed by missile, just because they live close to Gaza.
try living in fear for 4 years, fear that every minute of your life can end because Hamas wants to kill Israelis.
Try working at the field, while being shot at, daily.
Try going to work and loosing your friend because of a sniper.

This tolerance that waited years for Hamas to calm down has now exploded in their face, much to their likeness.
For now the world forgets the past, concentrates on the dead.

In the past, and in the present by the way, Israel still is the sole provider of electricity, fuel, medicine, food, supplies, and water to the Gaza strip.
And hasn’t stopped from doing it – not even once!
(check your news – has it been reported that since the attack on Hamas started two days ago, Israel had dispatched more than 200 trucks full of medicine and supplies to the poeple of Gaza?)
I bet not.
I bet it also failed to report that all of them have been seized by Hamas, and controlled by them to their liking… (keep in mind that pictures of dying people are much more beneficial for them than pictures of treated injuries).

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:47:42 +0000

It seems so easy for some people to decry the violence but then just as easily dismiss it as necessary. No amount of aggression by Hamas could warrant such an unrestrained and violent response by Israel. Nothing can vindicate the deaths of over 200 people.

By: Jillian York

Jillian York — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:56:51 +0000

Excellent post ya Razan (not like I’m surprised). Freddy here wasted no time commenting, huh? C’est la vie.

By: Razan Ghazzawi

Razan Ghazzawi — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:21:37 +0000

Know Dear Freddy Lejeune, that your voice stands alone among millions backing up Hamas in the Ayrab world, good luck with your “peace”.
Ending occupation in Palestine WILL bring peace to the region.
mark my words.

By: Freddy Lejeune

Freddy Lejeune — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:44:50 +0000

Not enough. Hamas declared war on Israel and has vowed to destruct Israel, So now it pays a first installment. Hamas is the one who declared war and now gets theretirbution, Only the total obluiteration of Hamas will bring peace.Israel had exercised immense restrait against the Hamas agressor. i hope that this time , Israel will obliterate Hamas infrastructure to the stone age. i regreat any accidental civilian casulaties but all hamas members by nature of their belligerence deserve to get an express trip toAllah and the seventy virgins. Peace means obliterate Hamas , there is unfortunately no other choice when there is a war except for one party to win and the other to lose. That has been the history of conflicts all over since th beginning of time.s. Let the losers cry and yell, but only their death will bring Peace.