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Thread #117294   Message #2526518
Posted By: GUEST,beardedbruce
29-Dec-08 - 08:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Waiting for protests... (Gaza)
Subject: RE: BS: Waiting for protests...
As I said after the UN failed to enforce the ceasefire terms on anyone but Israel re Lebenon 2007, the international community has thrown away any chance to solve this problem: Israel would be foolish to trust ANY promises that the UN would do anything.


Thus, the actions ( lack of, actually) of the UN and others after September of 2007 have led directly to there being nothing that they can do.

As for fault,

Who unilaterally terminated the cease fire?

Who (continued to) target the civilian population with area mass bombardment weapons, illegal under tha Geneva conventions?

Who now protests the targeting of their military and givernmental superstructure, the legitimate targets in a war?




"and if the people who were responsible were targeting civilians in Israel, then I condemn their actions. If, however, they were targeting Israeli military, then it was a very unfortunate accident in a legitimate campaign for Gazans' freedom and liberty, and I don't condemn it, although it saddens me to learn about it. "

"If they were randomly shooting them into Israel, we can deduce their intent to hit civilians. If they were aiming them specifically at Israeli military targets, then we can deduce their intent to hit military targets."

CarolC


I agree with you on this. And it is obvious that the Hamas government is randomly shooting at Israeli civilians, and the Israelis are targeting Hamas military and goverment targets.